Abstract
Following the riots at Cronulla and other Sydney beaches, the NSW Government introduced a raft of legislative amendments with the expressed aim of preventing and controlling large-scale public disorder incidents through the Law Enforcement Legislation Amendment (Public Safety) Act 2005. In addition to the new laws there has also been discussion and trials relating to various enhancements in police hardware to respond to public disorder. This chapter will discuss the new approaches to policing and the legal framework within which they have occurred post-Cronulla.
Disciplines
Law
Date of this Version
January 2011
Recommended Citation
Chris Cunneen, "Law, Policing and Public Order: The Aftermath of Cronulla" (January 2011). University of New South Wales Faculty of Law Research Series 2011. Working Paper 4.
http://law.bepress.com/unswwps-flrps11/art4
Comments
This chapter was published in Noble, G. (ed) (2009) Lines in the Sand. The Cronulla Riots, Multiculturalism and National Belonging, Institute of Criminology Press, Sydney, pp. 220-231. This paper may also be referenced as [2011] UNSWLRS 4.