This is a transcript of the evidence given at Budget Estimates in the examination of proposed expenditure for the portfolio areas Police and Counter-Terrorism, and the Hunter.

NSW Parliament Legislative Council Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities, Examination of proposed expenditure for the portfolio areas - Police and Counter-Terrorism and the Hunter, Sydney, 7 November 2023

The law places limits on how police operate. Within those limits, police have a large amount of discretion about how they act. The way police use their discretion shapes people’s experiences with the criminal legal system and has been repeatedly linked to the over-representation of Aboriginal people in custody.

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NSW Parliament Legislative Council Portfolio Committee No. 5 - Justice and Communities, Examination of proposed expenditure for the portfolio areas - Police and Counter-Terrorism and the Hunter, Sydney, 7 November 2023

Police discretion