NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007
New South Wales offences for listening, optical, tracking and data surveillance devices, binding employers as well as everyone else: no listening to or recording private conversations without the consent the Act requires, no optical or data surveillance involving entry or interference without consent, no tracking a person or object without consent, and no communicating, publishing or possessing what unlawful surveillance produced.
NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 is a compliance framework from Australia: New South Wales with 2 domains and 9 controls that map to 3 other frameworks. The largest domains are Part 2: Installation, use and maintenance of surveillance devices – NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (6 controls), Part 2: Communication, publication and possession of records – NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (3 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (2)
Part 2: Communication, publication and possession of records – NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::11 | s 11 No communication or publication of private conversations or activities obtained unlawfully |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::12 | s 12 No possession of a record known to be obtained unlawfully |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::14 | s 14 No communication or publication of computer information from unlawful data surveillance |
Part 2: Installation, use and maintenance of surveillance devices – NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::10 | s 10 Data surveillance device only with consent to entry or interference |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::13 | s 13 No manufacture, supply or possession of surveillance devices for unlawful use |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::7(1)(a) | s 7(1)(a) No listening device to overhear or record a private conversation the user is not a party to |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::7(1)(b) | s 7(1)(b) and (3) Recording a private conversation as a party: consent of all principal parties or a narrow exception |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::8 | s 8 Optical surveillance device only with consent to entry or interference |
| nsw-surveillance-devices-act-2007::9 | s 9 Tracking device only with the consent of the person or the object's lawful possessor |
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 and who does it apply to?
NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 is a compliance framework from Australia: New South Wales with 2 domains and 9 controls. New South Wales offences for listening, optical, tracking and data surveillance devices, binding employers as well as everyone else: no listening to or recording private conversations without the consent the Act requires, no optical or data surveillance involving entry or interference without consent, no tracking a person or object without consent, and no communicating, publishing or possessing what unlawful surveillance produced. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 actually require?
NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 has 9 controls organised across 2 domains. The largest domains are Part 2: Installation, use and maintenance of surveillance devices – NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (6 controls), Part 2: Communication, publication and possession of records – NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (3 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 do I already cover?
NSW Surveillance Devices Act 2007 maps to 3 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) (56% coverage), Queensland Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 (22% coverage), GDPR (11% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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