Queensland Police apologise over $116m Stones Corner lease

Queensland Police have apologised after committing to a $116 million, 15-year lease on a Stones Corner building that has not been used for its intended purpose.

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) signed the lease without funding or government authorisation. It later found the building was not suitable for a modern police establishment. Among the problems, it would need to be retrofitted with holding cells.

The acting commissioner has accepted all nine recommendations in a report by the Crime and Corruption Commission, which the source refers to as the "triple C". He said the service would continue negotiating with all stakeholders, including Crown Law and the building's owners, to develop options for the site.

The service is also conducting an internal disciplinary review.

The building has also affected a local business. Cafe owner Padma Yadati invested all her savings in a cafe at the front of the building. She said customers who were expected to arrive have not come.

Ms Yadati said the situation had been deeply stressful and that she is working seven days a week to get by. She said she is hoping police will eventually occupy the premises, noting that work continues inside the building each day and that she hopes people will arrive soon, if not tomorrow then perhaps in January.

The source did not say what options are being considered for the building or when a decision might be made.