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Media Release - Monitoring of complaints about the enforcement of public health orders
The Commission has reviewed the operational policies and guidance the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) has provided to police officers regarding the orders and restrictions made by the Minister for Health in relation to COVID-19 under the Public Health Act 2010 and how they should be enforced.
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Media release - Monitoring of NSW Police Force Investigation
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is an independent statutory body. The Commission will monitor the NSWPF investigation into the apprehension of a juvenile at Surry Hills on Monday 1 June 2020.
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Presentation of LECC Report Operation Tabarca
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission furnished a report to Parliament today in Operation Tabarca, an investigation into complaints made by a number of NSW Police Force (‘NSWPF’) officers and civilians regarding the conduct of their Commander between his arrival in 2013 and his departure on sick leave in 2019.
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Presentation of LECC Strip Search Reports
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission presented a suite of reports to Parliament today as part of its ongoing inquiry into the use of strip search powers by NSWPF officers.
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Media Release - Operation Cusco
An investigation into the conduct of multiple bail checks on an accused person in the Newcastle City Local Area Command between May and August 2014.
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Media Release – Operation Dukono
Operation Dukono, an investigation into allegations that NSW Police Force officers had conducted person and vehicle searches of visitors to the Mannus Correctional Centre between September 2016 and February 2018 without lawful basis.
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Media Release - Review of Strip Search SOPs
On 13 February 2020, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission furnished its report, Review of NSW Police Force Standard Operating Procedures for strip searches in custody to Parliament. The Commission found inconsistences in the 113 locally managed Standard Operating Procedures addressing searches in custody. In response to the review, the NSW Police Force introduced a new statewide Charge Room and Custody Management SOPs as well as a Person Search Manual.
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Media Release - Operation Tepito
On 13 February 2020, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission furnished its interim Operation Tepito report to Parliament. This investigation considers the formulation and use of the NSW Police Force Suspect Targeting Management Plan (STMP) on children and young people.
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Media Alert - Public Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING STRIP SEARCHING The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission will hold a public hearing at 10am on 2 December 2019 regarding the strip searching of several young people at the Lost City music festival on 23 February 2019, and strip search practices more generally
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Presentation of LECC Public Reports
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has furnished six reports to Parliament today, including Operation Tusket: An investigation into systemic issues with the NSW Child Protection Register, the Commission’s Annual Report 2018-19 and four investigation reports.
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Unmasking corruption in public institutions
Joint communiqué from Australia's anti-corruption Commissioners
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Commission Statement
The Commission received some months ago an anonymous complaint about the promotion by the Commissioner of Police of certain officers to the rank of Superintendent. A number of assertions, of which the complainant had no personal knowledge, were said to indicate that the decisions to appoint were affected by personal bias. These assertions and the claim of personal bias have become widespread rumours, negatively impacting on the reputation of the Commissioner of Police and the officers involved, as well as the integrity of the promotions system.
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Media Alert - Public Hearing
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission will hold a public hearing at 10am on Tuesday 22 October 2019 regarding the strip search of an underage female at the Splendour in the Grass music festival in July 2018 by NSW Police, and strip search practices more generally.
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Media Alert - Public Hearing
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is conducting an investigation into whether the arrest and charging of a male person by New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) officers in Condobolin in May 2014 and the withdrawal of charges in February and March 2015; and the enforcement by NSWPF officers of bail granted to the individual in May and July 2014, was or concerned serious misconduct and/or unlawful, unreasonable, unjust or oppressive conduct or arose, wholly or in part from a mistake of fact or law.
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Release of report on LECC Operation Chivero and Rozzano
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has concluded two investigations into the conduct of New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) Highway Patrol (HWP) officers, Operations Chivero and Rozzano. In addition to issues arising from the conduct of the officers involved in both investigations, the Commission has also identified wider issues arising from the manner in which allegations of misconduct within the HWP Command are investigated.
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Release of report on LECC Operation Errigal
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has found that Superintendent Michael Rowan of the New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) engaged in serious misconduct
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Release of report on LECC Operation Kariba
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has found two New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) officers engaged in serious misconduct when they detained a civilian in Burwood and later abandoned him on the side of a road in Chullora in a location where he was exposed to risk of serious injury.
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LECC report into NSW Police Force critical incidents
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission’s (LECC) report analysing 29 police investigations of critical incidents has found that over a quarter of critical incident investigations were unreasonably delayed, and NSW Police Force (NSWPF) record keeping practices impacted on the LECC’s ability to properly assess NSWPF compliance with its own critical incident guidelines.
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Release of report on LECC Operation Carlow
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found that a NSW Police Force (NSWPF) officer engaged in serious officer misconduct.
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Release of report on LECC Operation Ramberg
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found that a NSW Police Force (NSWPF) officer in regional NSW engaged in serious police misconduct in relation to a range of incidents and should be considered for managerial action and prosecution.
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International Anti Corruption Day
A joint communique from the Commissioners of independent, anti-corruption and law enforcement integrity agencies in Australia
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LECC Investigation of NSW Police Force Strip Search
Following a number of specific complaints and anecdotal information from a variety of community organisations, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) is investigating the use by police officers of powers to conduct strip searches under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (LEPRA).
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Monitoring of Police Critical Incident at Cronulla
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) was notified of the incident in which a Traffic and Highway Patrol Command vehicle collided with a vehicle being driven by Mrs Vieira shortly after the declaration of it as a critical incident.
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Release of report on LECC Operation Corwen
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found that three NSW Police Force Officers engaged in serious misconduct in the course of the detaining of a woman at a Sydney police station on 9 April 2016.
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Release of report on LECC Operation Baltra
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has found that a Leading Senior Constable engaged in serious misconduct after he punched an intoxicated woman (Ms Z) in police custody on 15 September 2017
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Media Alert - Public Hearing
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is conducting an investigation into the police handling of a female prisoner in an inner-city police station in April 2016
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Police Monthly article - strip searches
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), the NSW Police Force oversight body, is currently looking into strip searches performed on people in custody
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Information for Journalists Regarding Public Hearings
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Monitoring of Police Critical Incident at Waterloo
Media Statement 07.02.2018
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Monitoring of Police Critical Incident at Central Station
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) was informed of the New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) critical incident that occurred at Central Station in Sydney’s CBD on the evening of Wednesday, 26 July 2017, and immediately made arrangements for its investigators to attend the scene.