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)
- 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 (personal):
- Case, Natasha
- Publication date:
- 20 Oct 2009
- Publication type:
- Submission
- Physical description:
- 7 p.
- Keywords:
- legislation, terrorism, criminal law, police + powers
- Campaign:
- Record number:
- 842
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Abstract
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.
