Review of the Police Powers (Drug Detection Trial) Act 2003 - NSW ...

Chapter 4. Issues identified during the drug detection trial .................... 25
4.1. Authorisation to conduct drug detection operations .................................................................. 25
4.2. Legal issues .................................................................................................................................... 32
4.3. Rate of finding drugs ...................................................................................................................... 42
4.4. Recording of searches on COPS .................................................................................................. 45
4.5. Privacy of searches ....................................................................................................................... 47
4.6. Contact with people from non-English speaking backgrounds ................................................. 49
4.7. Roadside drug testing .................................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 5. Effectiveness of drug detection operations ..........................57
5.1. Overview of results of drug detection operations ...................................................................... 57
5.2. Have the objectives of the trial been met? ................................................................................... 58
5.3. Police views of the Drug Detection Trial Act ................................................................................ 58
5.4. Impact of legislative changes ........................................................................................................ 59
5.5. Factors impacting on effectiveness .............................................................................................. 61
5.6. Cost and resource effectiveness .................................................................................................. 70
5.7. Other measures of effectiveness .................................................................................................. 73
5.8. Would further amendments enhance the effectiveness of operations? .................................... 79
5.9. Alternate drug detection strategies ............................................................................................. 80
Chapter 6. Conclusion ..............................................................................87
6.1. Overall assessment of the drug detection trial ............................................................................ 87
6.2. Recommendations ......................................................................................................................... 88
Appendices .................................................................................................89
Glossary ....................................................................................................109
Acknowledgments .................................................................................... 110