Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999
Victorian law on surveillance devices as it applies to employers: no listening to private conversations or watching private activities without every party's consent, no tracking a person or object without consent, no cameras or listening devices in workplace toilets, washrooms, change rooms or lactation rooms, limits on communicating or publishing recordings, and personal liability for officers who fail to exercise due diligence. Employer computer monitoring is not regulated by this Act.
Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 is a compliance framework from Australia: Victoria with 4 domains and 7 controls that map to 4 other frameworks. The largest domains are Part 2: Installation, use and maintenance of surveillance devices – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (3 controls), Part 2A: Workplace privacy – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (2 controls), Part 3: Communication and publication – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (1 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.
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Framework Domains (4)
Part 2: Installation, use and maintenance of surveillance devices – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::6 | s 6 No listening device on a private conversation without every party's consent |
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::7 | s 7 No optical device on a private activity without every party's consent |
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::8 | s 8 No tracking device without the consent of the person or the object's lawful possessor |
Part 2A: Workplace privacy – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::9B | s 9B No optical or listening device in workplace toilets, washrooms, change rooms or lactation rooms |
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::9C | s 9C No communication or publication of records from permitted devices in those rooms, outside the permitted channels |
Part 3: Communication and publication – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::11 | s 11 No communication or publication of private conversations or activities recorded by surveillance devices, except as permitted |
Parts 4 to 7: Warrants, oversight, enforcement and officers' liability – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| victoria-surveillance-devices-act-1999::32A | s 32A Officers' due diligence to prevent the body corporate's surveillance offences |
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The Compliance Position Diagnostic, $5,000 fixed, ten business daysWhat is Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 and who does it apply to?
Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 is a compliance framework from Australia: Victoria with 4 domains and 7 controls. Victorian law on surveillance devices as it applies to employers: no listening to private conversations or watching private activities without every party's consent, no tracking a person or object without consent, no cameras or listening devices in workplace toilets, washrooms, change rooms or lactation rooms, limits on communicating or publishing recordings, and personal liability for officers who fail to exercise due diligence. Employer computer monitoring is not regulated by this Act. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
What does Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 actually require?
Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 has 7 controls organised across 4 domains. The largest domains are Part 2: Installation, use and maintenance of surveillance devices – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (3 controls), Part 2A: Workplace privacy – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (2 controls), Part 3: Communication and publication – Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
If I already comply with another framework, how much of Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 do I already cover?
Victoria Surveillance Devices Act 1999 maps to 4 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) (57% coverage), Queensland Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 (14% coverage), ISO 27002:2022 (14% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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