Hundreds potentially affected by Victoria police weapons searches that breached law
Exclusive: wide-ranging police powers used to conduct non-compliant searches that resulted in 33 people being charged or fined Victoria police will inform the state’s anti-corruption watchdog that it did not comply with the law when it used wide-ranging powers to search people for weapons on 23...
<p><strong>Exclusive: </strong>wide-ranging police powers used to conduct non-compliant searches that resulted in 33 people being charged or fined </p><p>Victoria police will inform the state’s anti-corruption watchdog that it did not comply with the law when it used wide-ranging powers to search people for weapons on 23 separate occasions dating back eight years.</p><p>The non-compliant searches resulted in 33 people being charged or fined, all of whom will be contacted by police and informed of the issue.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/victoria-police-weapons-searches-breached-law">Continue reading...</a>
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