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Victoria Police Get New Stop and Search Powers
Premier Ben Carroll of Victoria has announced that a re-elected Labor government will grant police and protective services officers the power to randomly search people for knives. This policy change follows a recent shift in stance on Jack’s Law.
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The Guardian
Premier Ben Carroll adopts Coalition’s stance on Jack’s Law, which gives police and PSOs power to randomly search people for knives with metal detectors The Victorian premie has made another policy backflip, announcing a re-elected Labor government would give police and protective services
2026-09-16 05:03 UTC