Do I Have to Answer Police Questions After Being Arrested?
You do not normally have to answer police questions after you are arrested by police officers in New South Wales, except for providing information about your identity. In fact, you should never participate in a police interview until and unless...
What Amounts to Excessive Force in NSW?
Section 230 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act of 2002 empowers police officers in New South Wales to use as much force as is reasonably necessary to exercise a power, authority or duty, such as a stop, search...
When Can Police Direct a Person to Move On in New South Wales?
A police officer may direct a person who is in a public place to move on if the officer believes on reasonable grounds the person’s behaviour or presence: 1. Is obstructing others or traffic, 2. Is harassing or intimidating others,...
Are Police Officers Required to Identify Themselves in New South Wales?
Police officers in New South Wales are required to identify themselves when exercising a power to: 1. Stop, search or arrest a person, 2. Stop and search a vehicle, vessel or aircraft, 3. Enter or search a premises, 4. Seize...
When Can Police Strip Search a Person in NSW?
Police can only strip search you at a police station if they have a reasonable suspicion you possess something illegal, dangerous or used in a crime and the search is necessary, or, at any other place, if the seriousness and...