Police are reviewing the conduct of two Brisbane officers who detained an ABC reporter outside a hardware store and falsely accused him of being "off his chops".

Key points: Footage of the exchange between Bavas and police has gone viral

Footage of the exchange between Bavas and police has gone viral QPS says it is "examining the behaviour of the police involved"

QPS says it is "examining the behaviour of the police involved" Bavas says police told his brother they had problems with drug dealers at that location

ABC Queensland police reporter Josh Bavas, who was not under the influence of any drugs, used his mobile phone to film the encounter at a Bunnings store in southern Brisbane.

He said that while sitting behind a car he was approached by an officer who identified himself as Senior Constable Richard Power.

Bavas had a severe cold and had sat after a sneezing fit.

He released a portion of the recorded exchange on Twitter and the video has since gone viral.

"Mate, the fact that you've got pinpoint eyes and you're looking directly into the sun and they're not dilating due to the sunlight, I believe you to be under the influence of a dangerous drug," Senior Constable Power said in the video.

"For the moment, I'm going to detain you for the purpose of..."

"You're going to detain me?" Bavas replied.

Senior Constable Power: "Yes, for the purpose of a search. Do you have any identification on you sir?"

Bavas: "It's in the car."

Senior Constable Power: "Yeah exactly, so you were saying you weren't detained."

Senior Constable Power then calls out to a second officer: "Mate, Reedy, he's off his chops on something so I've detained..."

Bavas: "I'm not off my chops."

The second officer replied: "Oh f...ing mate, if we hadn't hung onto you mate, you'd float off into f...ing outer space."

Senior Constable Power then warned the other officer that he, too, had begun recording the conversation on his body cam, to which the officer replied: "Oh, sorry".

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) issued a statement on Saturday afternoon, saying it was "aware of social media footage concerning the detention of a man at a car park in Oxley".

"In keeping with our commitment to high standards of behaviour, transparency and accountability, senior officers have reviewed the footage and are examining the behaviour of the police involved," the statement said.

"The man was not in possession of dangerous drugs and was released without any further action taken."

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Bavas said afterward he had done nothing to warrant attention from the police.

He said they also questioned two Aboriginal men and a woman in a nearby car asking them if it was stolen.

"Police did a street check on me where they took my full name and description of my clothes," Bavas said.

"Then after talking to my brother they let me go. But they kept asking my brother what drugs I was on.

"They kept telling my brother they had problems with drug dealers in that car park."

The Aboriginal men and Bavas were all released without charge.

QPS undertook cultural review

A recent probe into the culture of policing on the Gold Coast found issues with workplace complaints and a lack of leadership but did not identify a widespread negative culture.

It was one of three reports into the behaviour of QPS officers released publicly by Police Commissioner Ian Stewart last month.

The QPS Cultural Review began in 2015 following allegations of violent arrests, bullying and inappropriate behaviour by officers at Gold Coast police stations.

The QPS code of conduct states: "We will treat co-workers, clients and members of the public with courtesy and respect, be appropriate in our relationships with them, and recognise that others have the right to hold views which may differ from our own."

Editor's note: The headline and body of this article has been altered to reflect that the reporter was wrongly detained.