This is a media release announcing federal funding for the NSW Custody Notification Service (CNS) for 2013-2015 and criticising the failure of the NSW Government to fulfil its statutory obligation to fund the CNS.

Mark Dreyfus, 'Commonwealth funds NSW custody notification service' (Media Release, 16 June 2013)

Aboriginal people are over-represented in police custody, with higher rates of police bail refusal. Following the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, some protections have been implemented to reduce the risks associated with detention.

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Mark Dreyfus, 'Commonwealth funds NSW custody notification service' (Media Release, 16 June 2013)

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