police powers

Archive of posts tagged 'police powers'

Accountable Government / Challenge continues to excessive bail compliance checks

PIAC’s challenge to the power of NSW police officers to conduct bail compliance checks without a Court order continues, with...

21 Mar 2019

Policing and Detention / Court win stops excessive and invasive police checks

In a significant decision handed down on Tuesday, the District Court of NSW has confirmed that NSW Police do not...

7 Dec 2018

Policing and Detention / Police powers: hearing today on excessive ‘bail compliance checks’

PIAC is challenging in court the powers of police to conduct ‘bail compliance checks’ at people’s homes without a court...

29 Nov 2018

Access to Justice / Submission to NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the Adequacy of Youth Diversion Programs

PIAC’s submission to this inquiry drew heavily on previous work, including our submission to the 2017 Royal Commission into Indigenous...

23 Mar 2018

Policing and Detention / Children as young as 10 'on secret NSW Police blacklist'; suspects 'routinely harassed'

People as young as 10 are being included on a secretive blacklist kept by New South Wales Police, which experts...

26 Oct 2017

Policing and Detention / Secret NSW Police policy harmful to young people

A NSW Police policy that aims to predict and prevent future crime is causing serious harm to young people and...

25 Oct 2017

News / PIAC’s submission to the Review of Police Oversight in NSW

PIAC has welcomed the independent review of the oversight mechanisms for the NSW Police Force, being conducted by Mr Andrew...

19 Jul 2015

StreetCare / Oversight of police critical incidents

In this submission to the NSW Government, PIAC urges the Government to establish a new body or resource an existing...

16 Oct 2013

Homelessness / Submission in response to Ombudsman NSW Issues Paper: Summary Offences Act 1988 Section 9: Continuation of intoxicated and disorderly behaviour following move on direction

This submission states that HPLS remains concerned that the amendments to theSummary Offences Act 1988 have the potential to have a impact on...

7 Mar 2013

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Justice / The criminalisation of conduct: Indigenous youth in the criminal justice system

This article examines the alarmingly high over-represenation of Indigenous juveniles in the criminal justice system, and suggests that changes in...

25 May 2012

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