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Commission probes use of excessive force by New South Wales police against Indigenous boy

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) will begin examining the use of force by NSW Police Thursday, along with other systemic issues related to the arrest and detention of children.

25 May 2023

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Don’t turn on police over Taser tragedy, says commissioner

A former senior official at the state’s police watchdog, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), has warned there are too many failings in a system that relies on police examining the actions of colleagues.

25 May 2023

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NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms

Data obtained by Redfern Legal Centre, via the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW), reflects a clear bias involved in the way that NSW police officers are applying personal searches.

21 February 2023

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Children searched more than 100,000 times by NSW police

Police are conducting more than 150,000 body searches annually across NSW, with children and Indigenous people more likely to be stopped and interrogated.

13 February 2023

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Pain in Paradise

In 2018, Byron Bay police struck a teenager 18 times with a baton. Five years later courts are still deciding, was it “reasonable”?

21 November 2022

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Call for action on wage theft and exploitation of migrant workers

A coalition of community legal centres is seeking a key commitment from the government to provide effective visa protections for migrant workers.

16 September 2022

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'Simply unacceptable': Dubbo tops the state for strip searches on Indigenous people

First Nations people in Dubbo were subjected to the highest number of police strip searches in NSW over two year period.

25 August 2022

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Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme extended to June 2023

First Nations Elders who may be eligible for ex-gratia payments under the Stolen Generations Reparation Scheme are encouraged to apply now.

7 August 2022

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Indigenous Australians losing driving licences and face crushing debts over NSW Covid fines, lawyers say

Aboriginal Legal Service NSW urges fines for public health rule breaches be withdrawn or converted to cautions

20 July 2022

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Human rights lawyers need to think outside the box

Kieran Pender, a senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, and RLC employment law volunteer, was named Pro Bono/Community Lawyer of the Year at the 30 Under 30 Awards 2022

22 June 2022

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Topics

Commission probes use of excessive force by New South Wales police against Indigenous boy

Don’t turn on police over Taser tragedy, says commissioner

NSW Police Searches Target the Vulnerable, Report Confirms

Children searched more than 100,000 times by NSW police

Pain in Paradise

Call for action on wage theft and exploitation of migrant workers

'Simply unacceptable': Dubbo tops the state for strip searches on Indigenous people

Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme extended to June 2023

Indigenous Australians losing driving licences and face crushing debts over NSW Covid fines, lawyers say

Human rights lawyers need to think outside the box

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