Qld police boss recounts sexual harassment

This week's hearings have been told of incidents of behaviour directed at female officers that Ms Carroll previously described as "disgusting, predatory and unacceptable".

On Thursday, Ms Carroll said she was sexually harassed by more senior officers on a number of occasions in the 1980s and 1990s.

One incident involved being attacked by a "sexual predator" when she was taken to a forest and had her seatbelt removed before she ran back to her station.

"I just wanted to say that my station protected me," Ms Carroll told the inquiry.

Other incidents included being "pinched on the arse" as well as being told she was taking the job of a male colleague and was going to fail.

Ms Carroll said she chose to report some incidents but not others when she felt she was protected by the people in her station.

Processes for reporting bullying and sexual harassment have come under scrutiny during the inquiry, as a culture of fear of speaking out is laid out.

Counsel assisting the inquiry Ruth O'Gorman told Thursday's hearing about the experiences of one female officer detailed as part of a review provided to leadership in 2018.

She said she knew of five incidents in which women had been raped and didn't know of any policewoman "who has not been offended against".

The woman's story included being subjected to unwanted touching and kissing and being called a sl*t and a lesbian.

The review helped establish Juniper - a unit designed to tackle issues of culture and gender within the force that was later rebranded and described as "a toothless tiger".

It was replaced by two operational units within the police.

Ms Carroll agreed sexism and misogyny are prevalent, of concern and consistent in particular teams, stations and districts.

She agreed a system often used to determine consequences for those at the centre of complaints, known as a local managerial resolution, was broken.

The inquiry continues.