Stop & Search Police Powers in NSW

If you’re stopped and you’re not sure why, you should ask the police officer why you’ve been stopped. Be polite and ask for the officer’s name and place of duty, as well as why they’re stopping you (and searching you if they have indicated they are going to do so). Record, the interaction, or have a friend record the interaction for you. Do not consent to police searching you, a lot of times police know they probably don’t have enough to stop and search you but will stop you to say hello and then ask you to comply with a search. A stop and search that you have voluntarily complied with in most cases would be found to be legal.