http://www.nswombudsman.nsw.gov.au/show.asp?id=431
"Our review of the police use of drug detection dogs attracted unprecedented community interest, as evidenced by the number of telephone enquiries, complaints and submissions that we received. Our review found that despite the best efforts of police officers, the use of drug detection dogs has proven to be an ineffective tool for detecting drug dealers. Overwhelmingly, the use of drug detection dogs has led to public searches of individuals in which no drugs were found, or to the detection of (mostly young) adults in possession of very small amounts of cannabis for personal use. These findings have led us to question whether the Drug Dogs Act will ever provide a fair, efficacious and cost effective tool to target drug supply. Given this, we have recommended that the starting point, when considering this report, is to review whether the Drug Dogs Act should be retained at all.
drug detection dog 1.pdf
drug detection dog 2.pdf
drug detection dog 3.pdf
Read CCL's submission to the Ombudsman's review. (size: 255k)
Read what CCL's president says about the discussion paper.
Legal note: the Police Powers (Drug Detection Dogs) Act is no longer in force.
