# New South Wales organized crime legislative reforms

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/new-south-wales-organized-crime-legislative-reforms
> Updated: 2026-10-23T00:08:27.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

The New South Wales Parliament passed the Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Further Organised Crime Reforms) Bill 2026, which significantly expands the authority of the NSW Police Force and the Crime Commission. The legislation allows the Crime Commission to compel suspects to surrender digital devices and introduces Interim Serious Crime Prevention Orders to restrict the movements and associations of high-risk suspects.

Law enforcement capabilities were enhanced through Digital Evidence Access Orders for investigating serious crimes and access to unredacted images from public toll road cameras. Additionally, the reforms enable participation in a Commonwealth biometric face-matching regime to prevent identity theft in organized crime activities.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-23: Police in Australia conduct raids targeting weapons and child exploitation

Australian police have arrested individuals in separate operations involving the seizure of illegal weapons in New South Wales and the disruption of child sexual exploitation networks in Queensland.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-in-australia-conduct-raids-targeting-weapons-and-child-exploitation

### 2026-09-28: New South Wales expands police powers to combat organized crime

New South Wales has passed legislation expanding police and Crime Commission powers to combat organized crime through enhanced digital access, surveillance, and biometric face-matching.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/new-south-wales-expands-police-powers-to-combat-organized-crime

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