The emphasis of the review by former shadow Attorney-General Andrew Tink is to improve police accountability by streamlining the current system of police oversight.
Redfern Legal Centre & University of New South Wales Law hosted a symposium in July, exploring the current system of police oversight and the soon to be released Tink review.
View the forum here.
Chaired by: Mr Robert Debus AM, Professorial Fellow UNSW Law and former Attorney-General of NSW. Introductory remarks: Mr Andrew Tink AM, Reviewer of Police Oversight
Q&A Panel:
- Assistant Commissioner Peter Gallagher APM, Commander, Professional Standards Command, NSW Police Force
- The Hon. Trevor Khan MLC, Deputy President and Chair of Committees, Parliament of NSW, (National Party of Australia)
- The Hon. David Shoebridge MLC, Parliament of NSW (The Greens)
- Mr David Porter, Senior Solicitor, UNSW Policing Practice at Redfern Legal Centre
- Mr Alan Beckley, Adjunct Research Fellow, University of Western Sydney and former senior police officer, West Mercia Constabulary, England
- Dr Vicki Sentas, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Law
Read RLC's submission to the Review here.