Originally Posted by clrankin

Do the police officers in Australia have their bank accounts routinely examined by their employer without due cause? (I'm not a resident of Australia and am not familiar with your country's laws, so this is really more curiousity than anything else.)

If so, all I can say is wow. Just plain wow. I'd never consent to permit my employer to examine my bank accounts or financial records under any circumstance, up to and including termination. Some things are just meant to be private.