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Police Watchdog to Investigate Police Operation at Sydney Town Hall Protest on 9 February 2026
Friday, 13 February 2026
Following the receipt of a significant number of complaints, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (the Commission) has decided that it is in the public interest to investigate the police operation at Sydney Town Hall and surrounds on the evening of Monday 9 February 2026, including incidents of alleged misconduct on the part of NSW police officers against persons attending that location for a protest.
The Commission is the independent and specialist oversight body for the NSW Police Force. The Commission will utilise its investigatory powers under Part 6 of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 to investigate the lawfulness and appropriateness of the conduct of the NSW Police Force and individual officers.
The Commission will obtain and review all available material including video and phone footage, documents, records and other information including that held by the NSW Police Force. The Commission will conduct hearings as part of the investigative process.
At the conclusion of the investigation the Commission will furnish a public report to the NSW Parliament concerning the investigation.
Further information concerning the work of the Commission can be found here.
LECC Media