Navigating NSW Laws on Driving & Illicit Drug Detection: No Walk in the Park for the Bulldog
The recent news coverage of Bulldogs winger Josh Ado-Carr’s (allegedly) failed roadside drug test brings into focus the laws in NSW surrounding driving and illicit drugs. Police have the power, under schedule 3 of the Road Transport Act 2013, to require a person to submit to one or more oral fluid tests for prescribed illicit […]
Eroding Safeguards: The Diminishing Role of Reasonable Suspicion in NSW
Reasonable Suspicion in NSW and the Implications of its Erosion In NSW, the concept of “reasonable suspicion” plays a crucial role in regulating police powers and protecting individual rights. The principle is designed to ensure that police actions, particularly searches and detentions, are based on objective criteria rather than arbitrary decisions. The case of R […]
