Law Enforcement Conduct Commission

For similarly named organisations, see List of police complaints authorities.

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission
Common nameThe police watchdog
AbbreviationLECC
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionNew South Wales, Australia
Legal jurisdictionNSW law enforcement
Operational structure
Overseen by Inspectorate and parliamentary committee
Elected officer responsible
  • Chris Minns, Premier
Agency executives
  • The Hon. Peter Johnson SC, Chief Commissioner
  • Anina Johnson, Commissioner
  • Gary Kirkpatrick, Executive Director Operations
  • Christina Anderson, CEO
Website
lecc.nsw.gov.au

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission oversights, monitors and investigates allegations of serious misconduct by the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) and NSW Crime Commission (NSWCC). It was set up on 1 July 2017 to replace the Police Integrity Commission[1] and the Police and Compliance Branch of the Office of the Ombudsman[2]

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) independently oversights the handling of complaints about officers and administrative staff of the NSWPF and the NSWCC. The LECC is accountable to the people of NSW and is subject to scrutiny by the Inspector of the LECC and the Parliamentary Joint Committee.[3] The LECC is a state based Australian public sector integrity agency.

The Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is a statutory position which investigates complaints against the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) in New South Wales, a state of Australia. It was established along with the LECC on 1 July 2017.[4] Bruce McClintock SC is the Inspector of the LECC.[5] The first Inspector to be appointed was former Supreme Court judge Terry Buddin, in 2017.[6]

  1. ^ "Our history". LECC. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Report of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission for the year ended 30 June 2017". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Our strategic plan". www.lecc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Office of the Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission". Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  5. ^ "The Inspector of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission". www.oilecc.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ^ "NOMINEES FOR KEY INTEGRITY INSTITUTIONS" (PDF). 22 June 2017.