Drugs and NSW Police Powers

Date published

10 September 2024

Drugs and NSW Police Powers
Online webinar Tuesday 10 September 2024 11am - 12pm AEST
Cost: Free of charge
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Resources for this webinar are below.
Enquiries Nick Manning education@rlc.org.au

What is this webinar about?

What is deemed supply?
When can police search you for drugs?
Can you drive while taking prescribed cannabis?
Can police search your car for drugs during an RBT stop?
Is a drug dog indication a reason to search?

This presentation will discuss the various police powers and their limitations in relation to drugs in NSW.

Presenters

Samantha Lee, a lawyer in the police accountability practice at Redfern Legal Centre, will be discussing NSW police powers and drugs with criminal law specialist Justin Wong.

Justin Wong, an Accredited Criminal Law Specialist and founding partner of Streeton Lawyers, has worked as a defence lawyer on some of the most serious and high-profile cases before the courts in recent years. He also has experience prosecuting large drug importation and supply syndicates as well as white-collar fraud offences as a former prosecutor with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

Enquiries: Nick Manning education@rlc.org.au

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