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NSW Greens say police filling 'quotas' for personal searches

Police officers search a women
Police officers search a women (centre) after being handcuffed in Sydney on Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Source: AAP

The New South Wales Greens party has revealed what it calls a "quota" of personal and strip-searches that police are ordered to conduct over 12 months.


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The New South Wales Greens party has revealed what it calls a "quota" of personal and strip-searches that police are ordered to conduct over 12 months.


New numbers show New South Wales police aimed to conduct more than 240,000 personal searches last financial year, including ‘frisk’ and strip-searches.

The figures were obtained by state Greens MP David Shoebridge under Freedom of Information laws.

A police officer conducts a search.
A police officer conducts a search. Source: NSW Police

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