NSW Police spent $155M across 2021-2025 but replaced only 1 of 5 core legacy systems. A contractor was terminated in 2022, delivery slipped four years to June 2031, and the full program now requires $493M — $165M more than originally estimated. The NSW Auditor-General described the program as "inefficient and ineffective."
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$155.0M of Australian taxpayer money was wasted at NSW Police Force. NSW Police spent $155M across 2021-2025 but replaced only 1 of 5 core legacy systems. A contractor was terminated in 2022, delivery slipped four years to June 2031, and the full program now requires $493M — $165M more than originally estimated. The NSW Auditor-General described the program as "inefficient and ineffective."
Spread across Australia's 10.8 million households, that's roughly $14 per family — enough in total for funding 103 fully equipped school classrooms.
The NSW Police Integrated Policing Operating System (IPOS) project began in 2018 with five core legacy systems requiring replacement at an estimated $328M. By 2026, $155M had been spent and only one system was fully replaced. A primary contractor was terminated in 2022 for non-performance. Governance collapsed after termination. The program was reset mid-2024 under a new vendor framework with delivery now targeted for June 2031 — four years late. Full program cost now estimated at $493M. NSW Auditor-General Report #424 (11 May 2026) — "Upgrades to core policing technology" — found poor planning, weak financial controls, lack of post-termination governance, and continued reliance on outdated legacy platforms that create operational and data integrity risks.
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