Resources

A list of NSW Police Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines obtained through freedom of information laws.

This document provides information on the withdrawal of fines issued for breaching Public Health Orders during the COVID-19 pandemic that have since been found to be invalid.

This factsheet provides information about NSW police powers related to drugs, including: Possession Searches Drug detection dogs Driving under the influence of drugs Supply and deemed supply of drugs

Submissions authored by RLC’s Financial Abuse Service: Submission to the Attorney General’s Department’s consultation on a bankruptcy Minimal Asset Procedure (August 2024)

Redfern Legal Centre's Submission to the 2024 Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System.

This factsheet provides information on how convictions are spent (removed) from your criminal record in NSW and when criminal convictions can be disclosed.

This factsheet provides information about the new police power to scan for knives or other weapons.

Information on laws regarding knifes in NSW.

Can police ask me questions when they pull me over? Police can ask you questions at any time. If you are driving, the only information you have to give police is your name and address.

Police can stop and search your car if they reasonably suspect that: • your car has been involved in a crime, or your car will be involved in a crime in the future • your car contains stolen goods or illegal drugs • your car is in a public place and has something dangerous inside