NSW Workplace Surveillance Act 2005
Part 4: Covert surveillance of employees at work – NSW Workplace Surveillance Act 2005

NSW Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 s19: s 19 No covert surveillance of employees at work without a covert surveillance authority

The employer does not conduct, or arrange, covert surveillance of staff at work unless a covert surveillance authority issued by a Magistrate authorises it. Covert surveillance is any surveillance of an employee at work that does not meet Part 2 (notice, camera visibility and signs, computer policy, tracking notice). Maximum penalty 50 penalty units. Section 21 excludes law enforcement officers acting under other laws, cameras in correctional centres or custody, casino monitoring under the Casino Control Act 1992 and cameras recording legal proceedings; s 22 gives a security defence.

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