6Mission and functions of NSW Police Force

#### 6 Mission and functions of NSW Police Force 6 Mission and functions of NSW Police Force > > (1) The mission of the NSW Police Force is to work with the community to reduce violence, crime and fear. > > > (2) The NSW Police Force has the following functions— > > > > > (a) to provide police services for New South Wales, > > > > > (b) to exercise any other function conferred on it by or under this or any other Act, > > > > > (c) to do anything necessary for, or incidental to, the exercise of its functions. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > police services includes— > > > > > (a) services by way of prevention and detection of crime, and > > > > > (b) the protection of persons from injury or death, and property from damage, whether arising from criminal acts or in any other way, and > > > > > (c) the provision of essential services in emergencies, and > > > > > (d) any other service prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) A reference in this section to the functions of the NSW Police Force includes a reference to the functions of members of the NSW Police Force. > > > (5) The provision of police services in emergencies and rescue operations is subject to the [State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-165) and to the [Essential Services Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-041). > > > (6) Nothing in this section confers on the NSW Police Force a power to provide a police service in a way that is inconsistent with any provisions applicable to police officers under the [Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-103). > > **s 6:** Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.67 \[1\]; 2006 No 94, Sch 2 \[9\] \[10\].