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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Tim Piccione

Law shields police accused of wrongdoing from accountability: barristers

The territory's top legal body has called for the government to repeal a piece of legislation it said effectively shielded police accused of wrongdoing from accountability.

"Section 435 operates as a significant barrier to justice," ACT Bar Council president Brodie Buckland said on Monday in a statement.

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