NSW: Police to upgrade recording equipment after finding shoddy tapes

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2006
NSW: Police to upgrade recording equipment after finding shoddy tapes

SYDNEY, April 9 AAP - NSW Police are being forced to spend more than $8 million to
replace recording equipment after discovering interview tapes had deteriorated so badly
many could not be used in court as evidence.

Police Minister Carl Scully would not detail how many tapes had been rendered useless
but said many were now of poor quality, a News Limited newspaper reported.

Mr Scully said this could compromise evidence required for court.

The police force will need to spend $8.6 million upgrading 230 interview machines.

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