Sydney, Sep 7 - The Australian police have learnt from the case of India-born doctor Muhammad Haneef who was mistakenly detained on terror charges, incoming Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Tony Negus said Monday.

Negus said that the AFP had 'learned from the Haneef affair', The Australian reported Monday on its website.

The inquiry into the detention of the India-born doctor suspected of involvement in terrorism found the evidence against him was 'completely deficient'.

'We took on board the comments that were made by the review,' Negus was quoted as saying after being sworn in.

'We think we've moved forwards a long way from there.'

He went on to say: 'We're doing a range of different things to ensure that we are at the cutting edge of law enforcement and I would like to think that going forward this is an organisation renowned throughout the world for very much the right reasons.'

Negus warned: 'All the research tells us that terrorism will remain with us for a generation.