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"The NSW Police Force is responsible for enforcing legislation on drug and weapon possession and supply. Police officers do not enjoy carrying out strip searches, but it is a power that has been entrusted to us and searches reveal drugs and weapons", they said.
In October 2018, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) announced plans to launch a formal investigation into the use of strip searches by members the New South Wales Police Force, citing complaints from members of the public and wider community concerns surrounding the practice. [1]
December 15 –The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission hands down a final report detailing the findings of its two-year inquiry into strip search practices employed by NSW Police. The report made reference to several previous investigations undertaken by the LECC, including several investigations which had not previously been disclosed to the ...
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission oversights, monitors and investigates allegations of serious misconduct by the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) and NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC). It was set up on 1 July 2017 to replace the Police Integrity Commission [1] and the Police and Compliance Branch of the Office of the Ombudsman [2]
The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862.With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, [6] policing an area of 801,600 square kilometres with a population of more than 8.2 million people.
The NSW Water Police were the first civilian form of policing established in NSW. [6] In 1789, one year after the colony was founded, Governor Phillip created a 12-person "Row Boat Guard" to patrol Sydney Cove for smugglers and convicts attempting to pass letters to ships anchored in the harbour. By 1830 an independent Water Police Force was ...
Urban search and rescue (USAR) NSW Police Force general purpose and tactical dogs are also issued their own sets of canine body armour/ballistic vests. [62] The Dog Squad has been involved in numerous high-profile arrests since its creation including the arrest of Australias "most wanted man", Malcolm Naden as part of "Strike Force Durkin". [63]
In 1972 Arantz was sacked from the force. Allan at first denied that the new information was accurate, but he later conceded its validity in a report tabled to parliament in September 1972. [7] Arantz was finally reinstated into the police force in 1989, after the NSW parliament brought in new reinstatement legislation.