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Operation Harrisdale

Analysis of complaints made by or on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People – An Observations Paper

Bail compliance checks in NSW – Issues Paper

Operation Tambora

Operation Sandbridge

Operation Mindo

Operation Mainz

Operation Karuka

Operation Kainite

Operation Denali

Operation Cusco

Operation Brugge

NSWPF Aboriginal Strategic Direction 2018-2023 Monitoring Report

Covert Search Warrants & Preventative Detention Orders [Review under the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2022 (NSW) January 2017-June 2020]

Review of NSWPF responses to family and domestic violence incidents

Review of 29 NSWPF critical incident investigations

Review of the operation of amendments to the consorting law under Part 3A Division 7 of the Crimes Act 1900

Review of NSW Police Force Use of Force Reporting

Review of NSWPF Standard Operating Procedures for strip searches in custody

Inquiry into NSWPF strip search practices

Arrest, Detention and Strip Searching of Two Female Protestors on 10/11/2017

Strike Force Blackford Report

Five Years (2017-2022) of Independent Monitoring of NSW Police Force Critical Incident Investigations

Review of the effectiveness of NSWPF Conduct Management Plans

Operation Potosi

Operation Tabarca

Operation Carlow

Operation Faro

Operation Venti

Operation Chivero

Operation Tabourie

Operation Mantus

Operation Asinara

Operation Torrens

Operation Rozzano

Operation Tepito

Operation Gennaker

Operation Baltra

Operation Dukono

Operation Taupo

Operation Ramberg

Operation Tambora

Operation Errigal

Operation Corwen

Operation Trieste

Operation Kariba

Operation Kadenwood

Operation Tusket

Operation Coolum

Operation Tutoko

Operation Hosta

Operation Mokeno

Operation Kurumba

Operation Krosno

Operation Monza

Operation Kimbla

Operation Shorewood

Operation Harrisdale

The Commission made findings of serious misconduct against a senior NSW Police Office who crashed an unmarked police car in Sydney's NorthConnex tunnel in May 2023.

Analysis of complaints made by or on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People – An Observations Paper

The Observations Paper reviews both the NSW Police Force and Commission’s complaint handling system and traces complaints made by or on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, received between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2022, from triage to final outcome.

Bail compliance checks in NSW – Issues Paper

The Issues Paper explores whether police practices for conducting bail compliance checks are effective, appropriate and lawful.

The Commission is considering whether such checks ought to be conducted when there is no bail enforcement condition imposed by the court.

Operation Tambora

An investigation into whether any NSW Police Force officers engaged in criminal conduct or serious misconduct when apprehending a 16-year-old male in Byron Bay on 11 January 2018.

Operation Sandbridge

An investigation into allegations of the unlawful arrest and strip searching of a 53-year-old male in inner Sydney in March 2015 and subsequent failed prosecution for hindering police in the execution of their duty.

Operation Mindo

An investigation into a NSW Police Force officer’s alleged involvement in migration fraud.

Operation Mainz

An investigation into NSW Police Force officers’ strip searches on a 16-year-old Aboriginal boy in the street of a large regional town and later in the vehicle dock of the local police station in November 2018.

Operation Karuka

An investigation into NSW Police Force officers’ strip searches of a handcuffed Aboriginal male in a Sydney police station in June 2017.

Operation Kainite

An investigation into Assistant Commissioner McCusker’s involvement in a NSW Police Force catering contract.

Operation Denali

An investigation into allegations that several NSW Police Force officers at a specialist command were involved in illegal activities and improper associations. During the investigation, the Commission identified that Detective Sergeant Michael Manna was accessing child abuse material on the internet.

Operation Cusco

An investigation into NSW Police Force officers’ arrest, charging, and enforcement of bail of a male in Condobolin in May 2014, and the withdrawal of charges in February and March 2015.

Operation Brugge

An investigation into NSW Police Force officers’ unlawful strip search of a 16-year-old girl at a Byron Bay music festival in August 2018.

NSW Police Force Aboriginal Strategic Direction 2018-2023 Monitoring Report

A review of the NSW Police Force’s Aboriginal Strategic Direction 2018-2023, which compares the document’s intended aims, activities, and outcomes with what occurred in practice over the period.

Covert Search Warrants & Preventative Detention Orders [Review under the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2022 (NSW) January 2017-June 2020]

A review of the NSW Police Force’s compliance with the legal requirements under Parts 2A and 3 of the Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 (NSW), and the policies and procedures in place to exercise the powers properly.

Review of NSW Police Force responses to family and domestic violence incidents

A review of complaints about the NSW Police Force’s responses to domestic and family violence incidents made between July 2017 and July 2021.

Review of 29 NSW Police Force critical incident investigations

A review of 29 NSW Police Force investigations of critical incidents that occurred prior to the Commission’s monitoring function, which commenced on 1 July 2017.

Review of the operation of amendments to the consorting law under Part 3A Division 7 of the Crimes Act 1900

A legislative review of the implementation of the amendments to the consorting law under Part 3A Division 7 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) from February 2019 to February 2022.

Review of NSW Police Force Use of Force Reporting

A review of a sample of NSW Police Force records of interactions involving use of force by police, identifying widespread inconsistencies in record keeping.

Review of NSW Police Force Standard Operating Procedures for strip searches in custody

A review of the NSW Police Force’s Standard Operating Procedures for strip searches conducted in custody. This review forms part of the Commission’s inquiry into police strip search practices.

Inquiry into NSWPF strip search practices

A report on the Commission’s inquiry into NSW Police Force strip search practices. The inquiry includes 7 investigations into the way police conducted strip searches under the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW), oversight of NSW Police Force investigations of potential misconduct in a number of strip search incidents, and an analysis of NSW Police Force policies and trainings.

Arrest, Detention and Strip Searching of Two Female Protestors on 10/11/2017

A report on the Commission’s monitoring of the NSW Police Force’s investigation into the arrest, strip search, and release without charge of two females involved in a protest on 10 November 2017.

Strike Force Blackford Report

A report on the Commission’s monitoring of the NSW Police Force’s investigation into a number of complaints about strip searches conducted by NSW Police Force officers, mostly at music festivals.

Five Years (2017-2022) of Independent Monitoring of NSW Police Force Critical Incident Investigations

A review of the first 5 years of the Commission’s function of monitoring NSW Police Force investigations into critical incidents.

Review of the effectiveness of NSW Police Force Conduct Management Plans

A review of the NSW Police Force’s framework for implementing management action in the workplace to address officer misconduct.

Operation Potosi

An investigation into allegations a NSW Police Force officer used excessive force against a 17 year old Aboriginal young person in hospital in November 2020

Operation Tabarca

An investigation into allegations made by a number of complainants against a NSW Police Force of bullying, harassment and discrimination in the workplace between 2013 and 2019

Operation Carlow

An investigation into allegations that a NSW Police Force officer was involved in the use and sale of illegal drugs and that the officer gave false evidence in the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory

Operation Faro

An investigation into allegations that NSW Police Force officers unlawfully arrested and used excessive force against a civilian and into the adequacy of the NSW Police Force systems for the recording, monitoring and review of taser since 27 January 2020

Operation Venti

An investigation into an allegation of excessive force against a young Aboriginal person in 2020

Operation Chivero

An investigation into an allegation of excessive force using during the arrest of a woman following a traffic stop, and the NSW Police Force investigation into the complaint

Operation Tabourie

An investigation into an allegation that a NSW Police Force officer was providing confidential information to an associate

Operation Mantus

An investigation into issues arising from a complaint about the arrest of a 14 year old Aboriginal boy in Northern NSW

Operation Asinara

An investigation into the conduct of a NSW Police Force officer regarding an alleged ‘tip off’ to a suspect before the execution of a search warrant, and allegations of possible historical involvement in drug supply by the officer

Operation Torrens

An investigation into the conduct of a NSW Police Force officer who was alleged to have used prohibited drugs and was associating with users of prohibited drugs

Operation Rozzano

An investigation into the conduct of the NSW Police Force in investigating a complaint made by a civilian regarding the NSW Police Force Highway Patrol unit

Operation Tepito

An investigation into the formulation and use of the NSW Police Force Suspect Targeting Management Plan on children and young people

Operation Gennaker

An investigation into the police strip search of three teenage boys at an under 18s music festival in February 2019

Operation Baltra

An investigation into the treatment of a young woman by a NSW Police Force officer following her arrest and detention on 15 September 2017

Operation Dukono

An investigation into unlawful person and vehicle searches conducted by NSW Police Force officers in the car park of the Mannus Correctional Centre between September 2016 and February 2018

Operation Taupo

An investigation into whether a NSW Police Force officer was providing confidential information, including criminal history checks, to the president of an outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) and was receiving payments for providing such information

Operation Ramberg

An investigation into whether a NSW Police Force officer in regional NSW engaged in serious misconduct as a police officer and in respect of his personal financial dealings

Operation Tambora

An investigation into whether any NSW Police Force engaged in criminal conduct or serious misconduct in the apprehension of a 16 year old male at Byron Bay

Operation Errigal

An investigation into whether any NSW Police Force officers engaged in serious misconduct as a result of their personal relationships

Operation Corwen

An investigation into whether any NSW Police Force officers engaged in serious misconduct in detaining a woman at a Sydney Police station on 9 April 2016

Operation Trieste

An investigation into whether two NSW Police Force officers engaged in serious misconduct during a traffic stop of two women on 20 April 2019

Operation Kariba

An investigation into whether two NSW Police Force officers engaged in serious misconduct when they detained an intoxicated civilian in Burwood and later abandoned him on the side of the road in Chullora

Operation Kadenwood

An investigation of a NSW Police Force officer using excessive or unreasonable use of force during the arrest of a female civilian

Operation Tusket

An investigation regarding the NSW Police Force’s administration of the NSW Child Protection Register

Operation Coolum

Investigation into a complaint made by a junior officer that she was sexually harassed by her commanding officer in her home in 2019

Operation Tutoko

Investigation of a NSW Police Force officer involved in systemic theft from Coles supermarket

Operation Hosta

Investigation of a NSW Police Force officer using unreasonable and excessive force on a civilian at a train station

Operation Mokeno

Investigation of a NSW Police Force officer using unreasonable force on a woman accused of shoplifting

Operation Kurumba

Investigation of former Police Commissioner, Michael Fuller, concerning his interest in horse racing and involvement in a NSW Police Force catering contract

Operation Krosno

Investigation of NSW Police Force officers involved in the arrest of 14 year old Aboriginal male

Operation Monza

Investigation of NSW Police Force officers involved in the harassment and intimidation of a NSW legal practitioner

Operation Kimbla

Investigation of the treatment of an Aboriginal young person by NSW Police Force officers whilst in police custody

Operation Shorewood

Review of how the NSW Police Force manages and investigates workplace equity matters

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