Finding into death of Zachary Matthew Bryant

Contributing factors

• motor vehicle used as weapon
• criminal violence
• police bail system failure
• inadequate bail compliance monitoring
• police operational failures
• lack of critical incident coordination

Coroner's recommendations

1. Record all out-of-sessions bail/remand hearings using body-worn cameras in consultation with DJCS
2. Review Victoria Police training and supervision of members in bail/remand proceedings covering brief preparation, grounds identification, evidence presentation, and appeal procedures
3. Develop Victoria Police force-wide policies for notification of bail non-compliance and enforcement procedures
4. Review Victoria Police training and procedures for high-risk recidivist offenders including risk assessment tools and offender management plans
5. Review Victoria Police training, policies and procedures governing roles, responsibilities and coordination between criminal investigation and other supervisory units
6. Review critical incident management policies, procedures, training and infrastructure to ensure continuity of command and effective communications across boundaries
7. Review criminal investigator training to incorporate risk evaluation, incident management transition, and critical incident identification
8. Develop and implement operational safety training on hostile vehicles and vehicle-borne attacks using simulation training
9. Incorporate regular annual or biennial refresher training on hostile vehicle policy and vehicle-borne attacks