A civil rights group has raised concerns that police will become too trigger-happy as a result of the newly heightened terror threat.
Queensland Civil Liberties Council vice-president Terry O'Gorman says the threat level, elevated to high on Tuesday, raises questions about how police will react in stressful situations.
He says there has already been a sharp spike in the number of police shootings since the general community terrorism threat level was raised in September last year.
Police shot seven people in Queensland in 2014.
Four incidents were fatal, including three of them within a week in November.
Mr O'Gorman called on Commissioner Ian Stewart, who has advised police to remain as "hyper-vigilant" as they were during the G20 Leaders' Summit, to release details about the progress of an independent review into the shootings that was set up late last year.
He said it was also crucial Mr Stewart reveal whether officers in this newly heightened environment would receive additional firearms training, and what protective steps would be taken to monitor police who misuse their powers while on high alert.
"A necessary immediate step will be to ensure that all front line police are required to wear camera and audio vests so that any increase in police aggression towards citizens can be quickly identified and addressed," Mr O'Gorman said.
Comment has been sought from Mr Stewart.
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