Submission in response to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Bill 1997

This submission on the Police Powers and Responsibilities Bill 1997 has been prepared pursuant to the Criminal Justice Commission's (CJC) statutory responsibility under the Criminal Justice Act 1989 to: 

•    monitor and report on the use of investigative powers (s. 23(b)); and
•    research, generate and report on proposals for reform of the criminal law and the law and practice relating to the enforcement of, or administration of, criminal justice (s. 23(e)).

The submission follows on from the detailed submission prepared by the CJC in August 1997 on the Review of Police Powers Discussion Paper, and the five-volume review of police powers published by the CJC in 1993 and 1994.