All power is open to abuse.

A police liaison officer has been charged with indecent assault while on duty at a school. It doesn't matter who you give power to it is still likely to get abused. The millions upon millions of dollars being burnt up by the Conroy filter could have allowed police liaison officers to work strictly in pairs avoiding this alleged incident.

Millions upon millions of dollars! Think of the opportunity cost. What else could this have achieved?

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