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Australia: Anger over broadened police powers to search people

Geelong Advertiser – A GEELONG lawyer has slammed new laws that allow police to search people in designated public areas as an “outrageous breach of human rights”. The laws, which came into effect on Wednesday, give police sweeping powers to search people at random, including strip searches. “Rather than pretending to be tough on crime by introducing ineffective measures, government should base policies on sound evidence that will improve community safety and outcomes for individuals,” he said. Under the legislation: POLICE can search anybody in a “designated area” even if officers do not have any reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing and can proceed to a strip search if the circumstances warrant it. Read Article


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