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NSW Police watchdog recommends changes to strip search laws after two-year inquiry
The NSW Police watchdog has recommended a raft of changes to strip search laws after it found officers were “routinely’ conducting them “without the requisite suspicion”.
Key points:
- The 150-page report found ambiguity around police rules and justifications to conduct a search
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were disproportionately targeted in all strip searches
- NSW Police said it was reviewing the report’s findings
The final report of a two-year inquiry by the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) into NSW Police strip search practices was released today and made 25 recommendations.
It found there was a “recurrent issue” with officers conducting unlawful strip searches and a “failure” to find provide reasons to warrant the…
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