Mission and Authority
The motto of the New South Wales Police Force is Culpam Poena Premit Comes. When translated from Latin to the English language, it means "Punishment Follows Closely Upon Crime". The insignia of the NSW Police Force also depicts this sentiment. Its coat of arms features the state badge of New South Wales, a soaring Australian Wedge-tailed eagle carrying a scroll with the word Nemesis, a wreath and the St Edwards Crown, crown of the Queen of Australia, representing Her Majesty's Government. The insignia was first used in 1959 at the South Pacific Police Commissioners Conference in the table placenames of each of the attending commissioners. It was designed for this purpose by then Detective-Sergeant Norm Merchant and subsequently adopted as the official insignia.
The overall mission of the New South Wales Police Force is to protect the community, property and raise revenue for the state of New South Wales. Services provided by the New South Wales Police Force include:
- Preventing, detecting and investigating crime;
- Monitoring and promoting road safety;
- Maintaining social order; and
- Performing and coordinating emergency and rescue operations.
Further policing duties performed are traffic control, intelligence analysis and anti-terrorist negotiation.
Like all other States of Australia, municipalities and shires in New South Wales have no or very limited law enforcement responsibilities.
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