Submission to the NSW Attorney General on the review of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) and Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (NSW)

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July 13, 2010

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Submission to the NSW Attorney General on the review of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) and Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (NSW) Alternative formats available on request to PIAC - Contact PIAC

Title:
Submission to the NSW Attorney General on the review of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) and Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (NSW)
Author(s):
Case, Natasha.
Publication Date:
20 Oct 2009
Publication Type:
Submission
Keywords:
criminal lawlegislationpolice powersterrorism
Project:
Policing and Detention

In this submission, PIAC criticises the NSW Government’s extension of “emergency” police powers, initially enacted because of terrorism, to non-terrorism related policing of “organised crime” and bikies. PIAC is also critical of the fact that, while terrorism-related police powers are the subject of scrutiny by the Ombudsman, non-terrorism related powers are not.

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