In recent years, the association has focused on a number of campaigns, most relating to employment
rights of serving officers.
Tasers Since 2010, the association has campaigned for the roll-out of non-lethal
electroshock weapons (specifically
Tasers) to NSW Police officers. Tasers have been described by Association President, Scott Weber, as, "an important and effective tool in protecting people and controlling violent and dangerous situations". In 2012, the
NSW Ombudsman published a report suggesting Tasers had been misused by Police officers and suggested a number of new rules and guidelines for the use of the weapons.
Death and disability payments In 2011, the
NSW Government made reforms to the NSW
Police Death and Disability scheme to "[remove] the giant lump sum payments and [encourage] more officers to return to work". The association organised a number of
protests against the changes but eventually ceded to the governments demands. In early 2012, the Government negotiated further changes to the scheme to allow for payments of up to
AUD$900,000 to a short list of unresolved cases that had not been finalised. These were the last Police Officers to receive lump sum payments as a result of being medically unfit for duty. The
NSW Opposition (specifically former Premier
Nathan Rees) claimed the outcome was a, "backdoor deal done with the association which undermines the whole arrangement". As a result of these reforms medically unfit Officers are now discharged from service and receive five years of recurring payments at 75% of their salary. Once the five years elapses, if the officer is still unable to obtain alternate employment, they are required to apply to Centrelink for disability payments if they still wish to receive an income. ==External links==