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  2. New South Wales Police Force - Wikipedia

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    The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862.With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, [6] policing an area of 801,600 square kilometres with a population of more than 8.2 million people.

  3. Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002

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    The Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW) is an Act of the Parliament of New South Wales which governs the exercise of specific police powers in New South Wales. [1] It The Act contains nineteen parts which either reinforce the common law, relocate existing sections from other Acts or establish new powers and safeguards ...

  4. Gun laws of Australia - Wikipedia

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    Gun laws in Australia are predominantly within the jurisdiction of Australian states and territories, with the importation of guns regulated by the federal government.In the last two decades of the 20th century, following several high-profile killing sprees, the federal government coordinated more restrictive firearms legislation with all state governments.

  5. Category:New South Wales Police Force - Wikipedia

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    The New South Wales Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is an agency of the Government of New South Wales within the New South Wales Ministry for Police .

  6. State Protection Group - Wikipedia

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    Since 1978, the Australian Government's National Counter-Terrorism Plan has required each state police force to maintain a specialist counter-terrorist and hostage-rescue unit (Police Tactical Group or SWAT) [6] The unit that now fulfills that role is the Tactical Operations Unit. The Unit has undergone a number of changes over the years.

  7. Police firearm use by country - Wikipedia

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    The police department classifies tear gas as the use of a firearm. In 2006 the death of four people by police shootings prompted an investigation into the use of firearms by the Danish police force from 1996 to 2006. The investigation found no significant trends of increased firearms use by the police. [12]

  8. List of law enforcement agencies in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Sworn law enforcement agencies generally consist of law enforcement officers that have powers of arrest, whereas regulatory agencies normally set out and enforce compliance of specific laws and regulations and are normally composed of non-police investigators.

  9. Police Association of New South Wales - Wikipedia

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    The Police Association of New South Wales (PANSW) is the industrial association representing over 99 percent of the sworn Police officers in the State of New South Wales, Australia. Membership of the association is also open to former officers who have retired or been discharged from the police force as medically unfit.