A police strip search which left a 16- year-old girl “completely humiliated” at a Byron Bay music celebration was unlawful, the NSW Cops guard dog has discovered.
Key points:
- The strip searches took place at the Splendour in the Lawn in 2018 and the Lost City Music Festival in 2019
- The LECC discovered officers at both festivals didn’t understand the rules around strip searching
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All 4 searches were ruled unlawful because officers didn’t attempt to get in touch with parents or guardians, as needed by law
The girl was told by police to undress and squat at Splendour in the Yard in 2018, after a sniffer pet sat beside her.
She informed a questions when she first realised she was about to be stri