Legal expert says wording of legislation is ambiguous and police powers need to be explicitly limited
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Proposed laws to expand New South Wales police powers to randomly “wand” or “scan” people for knives without a warrant could lead to an abuse of power by the force, a lawyer has warned, due to ambiguous wording of the legislation.
The NSW legislation, which is due to be debated this week, was developed after the stabbings at Bondi Junction, Wakeley and Coffs Harbour.
Continue reading…Legal expert says wording of legislation is ambiguous and police powers need to be explicitly limitedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastProposed laws to expand New South Wales police powers to randomly “wand” or “scan” people for knives without a warrant could lead to an abuse of power by the force, a lawyer has warned, due to ambiguous wording of the legislation.The NSW legislation, which is due to be debated this week, was developed after the stabbings at Bondi Junction, Wakeley and Coffs Harbour.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…