This document contains the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission's analysis of complaints made by or on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People between 1 January 2021 and 30 June 2022.

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, Analysis of complaints made by or on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - An Observations Paper (Report, June 2024)

The law gives police the power to stop and search people and says how those searches must occur. In some circumstances this can include strip searches or searches under Firearm Prohibition Orders. Aboriginal and young people are disproportionately subject to these searches.

Pre-emptive policing: Police searches

Police may use ‘reasonable force’ while policing, including when arresting people or in self-defence. Aboriginal people are disproportionately subject to police use of force.

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Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, Analysis of complaints made by or on behalf of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - An Observations Paper (Report, June 2024)

Pre-emptive policing: Police searches

Use of force