SYDNEY CRIMINAL LAWYERS

The government claims the “new laws… [will] put away organised criminals” when they are more likely to merely bolster state power at the expense of everyone’s civil liberties. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/third-tranche-of-nsw-organised-crime-l…

The Minns government has justified its latest proposed expansion of law enforcement powers by claiming it is necessary to combat organised crime. https://nswcourts.com.au/articles/the-proposed-nsw-organised-crime-laws-explained

The New South Wales government has justified the latest expansion in police powers by claiming they are necessary to combat organised crime. https://nswcourts.com.au/articles/an-outline-of-the-proposed-new-organised-and-gang-related-crime-laws-in-nsw/

Officers are now required to activate body worn cameras when exercising their law enforcement powers. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/use-of-body-worn-video-cameras-is-now-mandatory-for-nsw-police-officers/

The NSW government is introducing laws that would give police officers the broad power to compel individuals to surrender and facilitate access to their digital devices. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-police-to-be-given-powers-to-access-and-…

The claim by authorities that expanding surveillance powers is necessary to protect children is the latest dubious justification for further eroding civil liberties https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/the-thought-police-are-using-the-protection-of-ki…

An independent review of the NSW Police Force has made abundantly clear the organisation is rife with bullying and discrimination from the top down. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/nsw-police-culture-is-rife-with-bullying-and-discrimination-often…

An outcry has erupted over an incident whereby police shoved an elderly bicyclist to the ground before bashing a younger man who tried to intervene. https://www.sydneycriminallawyers.com.au/blog/police-thuggery-is-the-new-blue-in-ever-creeping-authoritarian-au…