New search warrant laws for police targetting crime gangs
Source: New South Wales. Premier. Media Release.
"New laws making it easier for police to obtain search warrants to target crime gangs balance law enforcement and civil liberties, the NSW government says. Under legislation to be introduced into NSW parliament this week, police will be able to apply to a Supreme Court judge to search a premises based on "reasonable suspicion".Currently they have to satisfy a higher threshold of "reasonable belief"."