[4] In 2015, the NSWCCL joined other human rights groups to launch a 'blueprint' for what steps the Australian Government must take to end the death penalty across the world.

[5] In 2023, the council expressed concern over proposed hate speech laws by the NSW Government and the President, Lydia Shelly, stated "We must not allow changes to our laws that will see our capacity to challenges ideas, positions and beliefs be taken away from us.”[6] The NSWCCL's position is that the Australian government must have the "prior informed consent" of citizens for any communications surveillance or data collection it engages in.

[9][10] In October 2023, the NSWCCL submitted that the proposed Counter-Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 is "unjustified, disproportionate, and should be rejected in its entirety" on the basis of extending secrecy provisions and the control orders.

[13][14] Former President of NSW Council for Civil Liberties Stephen Blanks raised questions about the use of drones for police investigations of crime scenes.

In June 2015 Blanks said,"There are obvious benefits for crime investigation as long as guidelines are in place which clearly say how the information is going to be used and how inappropriate access is going to be prevented.

He was later joined by Dr Dick Krugman and Jack Sweeney QC in this campaign and to seek expressions of interests for the foundation of a "permanent organisation concerned with civil liberties".

[17] Paul Lynch MP, Shadow Attorney General acknowledges the contribution of the NSWCCL in Parliament in November 2013 on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

In 2022 the organisation signed an open letter objecting to increased penalties for protestors under the Roads and Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill.