Police in New South Wales are set to be handed so-called extraordinary powers to search and scan people with wands to tackle a spate of knife crime. Credit: BIANCA DE MARCHI/AAPIMAGE
New South Wales police are about to be granted 'extraordinary' powers to use wands to search and scan individuals in an effort to combat a spike in knife-related crimes. If passed, the reforms will bring the state in line with Queensland, which has some of the strictest knife laws in Australia.
New South Wales police are about to be granted 'extraordinary' powers to use wands to search and scan individuals in an effort to combat a spike in knife-related crimes. If passed, the reforms will bring the state in line with Queensland, which has some of the strictest knife laws in Australia.
