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Wood Royal
Commission on
Police Corruption
- Submission outline
- JA Submission
- Prisoner Survey
- Interim Report
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For Compilation of Cases and Allegations of Police Misconduct and Corruption
for Submission to the Wood Royal Commission into Corruption in the NSW Police Service
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- This questionnaire consists of a series of detailed questions. If you do not know or cannot recall the information requested, please indicate so, in the space provided.
1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Please provide the following details:
- a) Name
b) Date of birth
c) The prison at presently
d) The date of your parole
2. LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES
- a) Who were your solicitors?
b) What was the name of any barristers representing you?
3. OFFENCE
- a) What was the nature of the alleged offence(s)?
b) What was the date of the alleged offence(s)?
4. DETAILS OF PLEA
- a) Did you plead guilty or not guilty?
b) Did you plead to a lesser charge?
c) If so, did you make any admissions in the process of pleading to a lesser charge?
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- 5. DETAILS OF COMMITTAL
- a) Did you have a full committal hearing?
b) If so, at which court?
c) Who was the Magistrate at the committal?
d) Were you represented by Legal Aid or a private solicitor?
Please specify name of solicitor and/or barrister.
6. DETAILS OF ANY RECORD OF INTERVIEW OR STATEMENTS
made outside a Record of Interview
- a) What type of record of interview did you make?
- i) Police notebook
ii) Typed unsigned statement
iii) Typed signed statement
iv) Electronically recorded
b) Did you make any statements outside the record of interview?
7. DETAILS OF TRIAL & CONVICTION.
- A) What was the name of your trial judge?
B) What was the name of the prosecutor?
C) Was it a jury trial?
D) Did you give a sworn statement in court or make a dock statement, ie a written statement?
E) What charge(s) were you convicted of?
F) What was the date of your conviction?
G) What sentence were you given? If more than one conviction, please specify each sentence.
8. DETAILS OF APPEAL, IF ANY:
- A) Have you appealed your conviction or is your conviction presently under appeal? Please give details.
B) Have you applied for an inquiry into your conviction or is your conviction presently under inquiry? Please give details.
9. THE POLICE INVOLVED IN YOUR CASE.
- A) Who were the arresting officers?.
B )Who were the investigating officers?
C) In what police station were you charged?
D) If you made a record of interview, which detectives were primarily involved?
E) What police officers gave evidence in your case?
10. COMPLAINTS IN RELATION TO EVIDENCE IN YOUR TRIAL.
- A) Did you raise with your solicitor or barrister any of the following issues?
- i) That evidence was fabricated or concocted by the police, eg: an inaccurate record of interview.
ii) That evidence was suppressed.
iii) That evidence was manufactured or planted.
iv) That an officer falsely collaborating another officer's evidence.
v) That witnesses or informants were improperly induced into giving evidence.
vi) An improper relationship existed between the police & an informant.
vii) That the police did not follow correct police procedures.
viii) That in making an admission you were under duress because of police verballing you or applying pressure during the police interrogation.
ix) That police records were destroyed.
x) Any other conduct of the police during the investigation or the manner which you believe to be improper.
- B) If you did raise any of the above issues, did you specify the officers you believed to be involved?
C) If you did raise any of the above, did it become an issue at your trial?
11. NON ENGLISH SPEAKING BACKGROUND
(Only answer if you are of NON ENGLISH SPEAKING background.)
- A) Did you have problems, as a result of language difficulties, understanding what was said when you were questioned by police or during your trial?
B) Was there an interpreter on these occasions?
12. DISABILITY OR IMPAIRMENT
(Only answer if you suffer any form of impairment or disability)
- A) Did you have any problems understanding what was said to you in any interview with the police or during your trial?
B) Was any person present who assisted you on those occasions.
13. HAVE YOU ANY OF THE FOLLOWING LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN YOUR POSSESSION WHICH YOU ARE PREPARED TO FORWARD COPIES OF TO JUSTICE ACTION.
- A) Police Brief of evidence.
B) Committal transcripts.
C) Copies of your complaints concerning Police.
D) Any documents pertaining to Legal Aid.
E) Copies of Legal transcripts from the trial.
F) Copies of Legal arguments during trial.
G) Appeal Court submissions.
I) Appeal Court judgement.
J) Opinions from the barrister prior to the Appeal.
14. DETAILS OF ANY COMPLAINTS MADE
- Did you at any stage make a complaint about improper police conduct to: (Please specify date and details)
- i) the Ombudsman's office
ii) the Attorney General's office
iii) the Police Complaints Tribunal
iv) the Police Minister?
15. Would you be prepared to submit the name of a personal friend, family member or relative willing to assist us?
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Justice Action: | Further Reference:
• Wood Royal Commission
• Miscarriages
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