Fran Kelly reports for Radio National Breakfast.
The main recommendation is NSW Police should continue to have discretion about when to activate the recording.
It's a disappointment to groups including the NSW Law Society, Legal Aid, the Aboriginal Legal Service and Redfern Legal Centre, which all argued police should be required to activate the cameras in certain situations.
Redfern Legal Centre's Police Accountability Lawyer Samantha Lee tells Damien Carrick it's in everyone's interest for police to press record.
“They’re useful for both parties really,” Lee said.
“Better transparency in regards to police practice. It can support the accounts of either party, particularly in regards to complaints against police.”
Listen to the full story here. (25 August 2020)
