Media Release - Commission monitoring of Bondi Beach critical incident investigation

Wednesday, 17 December 2025

On 14 December 2025, a critical incident was declared by the NSW Police Force as a result of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission was notified of the critical incident by the NSW Police Force on that date.

The Commission is independently monitoring the police investigation of the critical incident under Part 8 of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 to ensure public confidence in that investigation. 

A Critical Incident Media Alert posted by the Commission after the declaration of the critical incident on 14 December 2025 may be found here. That Media Alert explains the Commission’s statutory functions in monitoring a police critical incident investigation.

In accordance with the statutory scheme, the critical incident investigation is being conducted by the NSW Police Force. Until the NSW Police Force critical incident investigation has concluded, the Commission can only monitor that investigation, which it is currently doing in real-time.   

The NSW Police Force are co-operating with the Commission’s real-time monitoring and are providing us with regular updates. To date, the way in which the critical incident investigation is being conducted by the NSW Police Force is consistent with the Commission’s expectations.

The Commission is not monitoring the police counter-terrorism investigation or criminal investigation which lie outside the Commission’s function.

The Commission will not make any further comment on the progress of the NSW Police Force investigation at this time.

LECC Media Contact

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Email: media@lecc.nsw.gov.au