Four officers from Newtown Police Station were ordered to undergo drug testing because they formed a ‘close-knit group’ and frequented a gay barFour gay police officers will seek compensation after winning an anti-discrimination case against NSW Police because they were subjected to drug testing due to their sexuality. The four officers were stationed at Newtown in Sydney’s inner west in 2015 when Supt Simon Hardman referred them to the professional standards command to launch an investigation for them to undergo drug testing. “This case is significant for several reasons,” the group’s lawyer, Nicholas Stewart, said in a statement. “Firstly, it shows that the NSW police force’s complaints system is vulnerable to misuse and abuse without independent oversight. The matter will return to the tribunal on 10 December, when the officers will seek damages for financial and emotional damage.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2019 00:11 UTC