 In mid-February 2005 Chris Hurley resumed duties after three months on paid leave.He was appointed to a duty officer position at the Broadbeach police station on the Gold Coast

The Queensland Government agreed to provide a confidential payout of A$370,000 to Mulrunji's family in May 2011.When Coroner Barnes disqualified himself from the inquiry the QPU called for him to be sacked immediately from the position of state coroner for the indiscretion of drinking with one of the lawyers during the inquest.