, 0 0 0 ▁in ▁dam ages ▁awarded ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁Police ▁actions ▁were ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁jud g ement ▁as ▁" un necess ary , ▁dis pro port ion ate " ▁with ▁police ▁having ▁" act ed ▁in ▁these ▁ways ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁dealing ▁with ▁an ▁Ab original ▁community ." ▁Do z ens ▁of ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁ri ot ▁g ear ▁we aring ▁bal ac lav as ▁with ▁no ▁identification ▁and ▁carrying ▁large ▁guns ▁had ▁march ed ▁into ▁the ▁community ▁conduct ing ▁early - mor ning ▁ra ids ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Res idents ▁reported ▁officers ▁kick ing ▁down ▁doors , ▁pointing ▁guns ▁at ▁children ' s ▁heads , ▁and ▁t as ering ▁residents . ▁with ▁one ▁resident ▁and ▁his ▁partner ▁awarded ▁$ 2 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁compens ation ▁for ▁assault , ▁battery ▁and ▁false ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁a ▁separate ▁case . ▁Sub sequently , ▁this ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁class ▁action ▁settlement ▁of ▁$ 3 0 ▁million ▁and ▁a ▁formal ▁ap ology ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁State ▁Government ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 8 C : ▁Pro hib ition ▁on ▁off ence , ▁ins ult , ▁hum ili ation ▁or ▁int im id ation ▁and ▁Ex em ptions ▁under ▁Section ▁ 1 8 D ▁ ▁Section ▁ 1 8 C ▁of ▁the ▁R DA ▁makes ▁it ▁is ▁un law ful ▁for ▁a ▁person ▁to ▁do ▁an ▁act ▁in ▁public ▁if