Surveillance Devices Act 1998

Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999

 

Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999

Contents

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

3.Forms1

4.Law enforcement officers, classes prescribed1

5.Commonwealth agencies, instrumentalities and bodies1

6.Use of tracking devices without warrant1

7.Storage and destruction of Part 5 records1

8.Annual reports1

8A.Reports by designated Commission1

9.Unlawful possession of surveillance information1

Schedule 1 — Forms

Notes

Compilation table1

Defined terms

 

Surveillance Devices Act 1998

Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999

1.Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 1.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 comes into operation 1.

3.Forms

(1)A warrant issued under section 13, 14, 17, 19 or 22 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 1 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the judge or magistrate approves.

(2)An application for emergency authorisation under section 21 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 2 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the Commissioner of Police approves.

(3)An emergency authorisation issued under section 21 of the Act is to be in the form of Form 3 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the authorised person issuing the authorisation approves.

(4)An application to a magistrate for a tracking device warrant or a tracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant is to be in the form of Form 4 in Schedule 1, or such other form as the Commissioner of Police approves.

[Regulation 3 amended: Gazette 8 Feb 2000 p. 458; 5 May 2006 p. 1735.]

4.Law enforcement officers, classes prescribed

For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of law enforcement officer in section 3(1) of the Act, each of the following classes of persons is prescribed —

(a)conservation and land management officers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3);

(b)forest officers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3);

(c)rangers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3);

(d)wildlife officers (as defined in the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 section 3);

(e)inspectors (as defined in the Environmental Protection Act 1986 section 3(1)) who are officers or employees of a department, authority or agency of the State;

(f)fisheries officers (as defined in the Fish Resources Management Act 1994 section 4(1)) who are employed in the Serious Offences Unit of the Department as defined in section 4(1) of that Act).

[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette 6 Jul 2010 p. 3225.]

5.Commonwealth agencies, instrumentalities and bodies

The following Commonwealth agencies, instrumentalities and bodies are prescribed for the purposes of section 4(2) of the Act —

(a)Australian Security Intelligence Organization continued by section 6 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; and

(b)Australian Federal Police established by section 6 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 of the Commonwealth; and

[(c)deleted]

(d)Australian Competition and Consumer Commission established by section 6A of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth; and

(e)the department of the Commonwealth public service responsible for administering the Migration Act 1958 of the Commonwealth; and

(f)each of the armed forces of the Commonwealth.

[Regulation 5 amended: Gazette 1 Dec 2015 p. 4821.]

6.Use of tracking devices without warrant

(1)For the purposes of section 7(2)(d) of the Act the following circumstances are prescribed, that is, where a tracking device is attached, installed, used or maintained, or caused to be attached, installed, used or maintained —

(a)by an emergency service to locate the person who is, or object that is, the subject of a search operation;

(b)by the person in charge of a hospital or nursing home in relation to a vulnerable patient to enable the person in charge to locate the vulnerable patient if he or she gets lost or goes missing;

(c)by the superintendent of a prison in relation to a prisoner to enable the superintendent to locate the prisoner if he or she escapes from legal custody;

(d)by a researcher in relation to an object the geographical location of which is relevant to research being carried out by that person;

(da)by a public authority authorised under a written law to monitor traffic on a road as defined in the Main Roads Act 1930 section 6;

(e)for the purposes of any of the following —

(i)Bail Act 1982 section 50L(1)(a) or Schedule 1 Part D clause 3(4);

(iia)Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023 section 55(3)(e), 78(5)(e) or 86(1)(b);

(iib)Emergency Management Act 2005 section 70A(2) or (4);

(iic)High Risk Serious Offenders Act 2020 section 31(3);

(ii)Sentence Administration Act 2003 section 30(c) or (e)(i), 57(2)(a) or 74G(c), (d) or (e);

(iii)Sentencing Act 1995 section 33H(2)(b), 75(2)(b), 76A(2), 84C(2)(b) or 84CA(2);

(iv)Young Offenders Act 1994 section 109B(1)(a) or 136B(1)(a).

(2)For the purposes of section 7(2)(d) of the Act the following circumstance is prescribed — where a person uses, or causes to be used, a tracking device in relation to an object that —

(a)was in the person’s possession or under the person’s control when the device was attached or installed; and

(b)is no longer in the person’s possession or under the person’s control; and

(c)the person reasonably believes to have been stolen.

(3)As soon as practicable after a tracking device is attached, installed or used in relation to a vulnerable patient in circumstances described in subregulation (1)(b) the person in charge of the hospital or nursing home must give written notice of the attachment, installation or use to —

(a)if a guardian has been appointed for the patient under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990, the guardian; or

(b)otherwise —

(i)the patient’s next of kin; or

(ii)if the patient’s next of kin is not known, the Public Advocate under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990.

(4)In this regulation —

emergency service means —

(a)the police force of the State or of another State or a Territory; or

(b)the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 or an equivalent department, authority or agency of another State or a Territory; or

(c)a voluntary or community rescue organisation; or

(d)the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established under the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 (Commonwealth) section 5;

hospital has the meaning given in the Health Services Act 2016 section 8(4);

nursing home means a facility at which an approved provider (as defined in the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth) provides residential care (as defined in that Act);

prison has the same meaning as in the Prisons Act 1981;

public authority has the meaning given in the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 section 3(1);

researcher means —

(a)a member of the staff of, or a student at, a school, college, university or other educational or training institution; or

(b)a member of the staff of, or person working for, a government agency, instrumentality or body;

superintendent has the same meaning as in the Prisons Act 1981;

vulnerable patient means a hospital patient or nursing home resident who, in the opinion of the person in charge of the hospital or nursing home —

(a)is likely, due to illness, lack of awareness or other incapacity, to leave the hospital or nursing home without having due regard to his or her health and safety; or

(b)being under a legal obligation to remain in the hospital or nursing home, is likely to attempt to leave; or

(c)is likely to be taken away from the hospital or nursing home without the consent of the patient or the person in charge.

[Regulation 6 amended: Gazette 21 Sep 2007 p. 4734; 4 Jan 2013 p. 10; 19 Feb 2013 p. 992; 24 Jun 2016 p. 2340; 16 Sep 2016 p. 3941; 23 Dec 2016 p. 5906; 18 Aug 2017 p. 4448; SL 2020/36 r. 4; SL 2020/61 r. 4; SL 2020/151 r. 4; SL 2023/188 r. 4; SL 2024/172 r. 11.]

7.Storage and destruction of Part 5 records

(1)The Commissioner of Police, the Corruption and Crime Commission, a designated Commission and the Australian Crime Commission must —

(a)keep every Part 5 record in a secure place in accordance with section 41(1)(a) of the Act as if it were a record obtained under a warrant; and

(b)destroy a Part 5 record when it would be required to do so under section 41(1)(b) of the Act if the Part 5 record were a record obtained under a warrant.

(2)The Commissioner of Police, the Corruption and Crime Commission, a designated Commission and the Australian Crime Commission must keep such records concerning Part 5 records as are necessary to enable documents and information to be identified and obligations under this Act to be complied with.

(3)In this regulation —

Part 5 record means a record or report delivered to the police force, the Corruption and Crime Commission, a designated Commission or the Australian Crime Commission in accordance with an order under section 31(3)(b) of the Act.

[Regulation 7 amended: Act No. 74 of 2004 s. 73(2); Gazette 5 May 2006 p. 1736; 21 Sep 2007 p. 4735.]

8.Annual reports

(1)The information relating to applications for warrants and extensions of warrants required by section 43 of the Act to be contained in an annual report is to include the number of such applications that were —

(a)withdrawn; and

(b)made by the applicant on behalf of another law enforcement officer; and

(c)made by means other than filing a written application at the court.

(2)The information relating to applications for emergency authorisations required by section 43 of the Act to be contained in an annual report is to include the number of such applications that were withdrawn.

8A.Reports by designated Commission

The information relating to applications for warrants, extensions of warrants and emergency authorisations included in a report under section 43A of the Act may include information of the kind described in regulation 8.

[Regulation 8A inserted: Gazette 21 Sep 2007 p. 4735.]

9.Unlawful possession of surveillance information

(1)A person who is unlawfully in possession of surveillance information commits an offence.

Penalty: $5 000.

(2)It is lawful for a person to be in possession of surveillance information only if —

(a)the person is a law enforcement officer and has possession of the surveillance information in the course of his or her duty; or

(b)the person is assisting a law enforcement officer in the exercise of the officer’s duty and has possession of the surveillance information in the course of providing that assistance; or

(c)the surveillance information was obtained in accordance with Part 5 of the Act; or

(d)the surveillance information was obtained by the person —

(i)from a person who was lawfully in possession of that information; and

(ii)in circumstances where the publication or communication of the surveillance information to the person was not an offence under section 9 of the Act.

(3)In this regulation —

surveillance information means a report or record of a private conversation or private activity of a person, or of the geographical location of a person or object, that was obtained, directly or indirectly, through the use of a surveillance device.

 

Schedule 1Forms

[r. 3]

No.

Form

Section of Act

1

Warrant

13, 14, 17, 19 and 22

2

Application for emergency authorisation

21

3

Emergency authorisation

21

4

Application for —

·tracking device warrant

·tracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant

15 and 19

Surveillance Devices Act 1998, s. 13, 14, 17, 19 and 22

Warrant

 

o Supreme Court judge

o Magistrate

At.........................................

 

Strike out any parts of this form that are not applicable

Person to whom warrant is issued

Name

pMember of police force

pOfficer of the Corruption and Crime Commission

pOfficer of a designated Commission

pMember of staff of Australian Crime Commission

pWarrant issued on behalf of another law enforcement officer
(Name)

 

 

Person, object or premises

under surveillance

pPerson______________________________________________

pUnknown person ____________________________________

pObject______________________________________________

pPremises____________________________________________

 

 

Offence

Offence_________________________________________________

Act or Regulations _______________________________________

Section or regulation no.


 

Authority to use surveillance device

This warrant authorises you —

pto attach or install, use, maintain and retrieve a —

plistening device

poptical surveillance device

ptracking device

pin relation to a tracking device attached to, or installed in, a vehicle, to —

pmaintain the device

pretrieve the device

pmaintain and retrieve the device

pto retrieve a —

plistening device

poptical surveillance device

ptracking device

attached or installed under an emergency authorisation

 

The surveillance device may be attached or installed, used or maintained —

pin, on or at the premises under surveillance

pin or on the object under surveillance

pin respect of the private conversations, private activities or geographical location of the person under surveillance, at premises where the person is reasonably believed to be or is likely to be

pWhere practicable the surveillance device should be retrieved or rendered inoperable during the period that the warrant is in force

 

 

Authority to enter premises

This warrant authorises you to enter, by force if necessary —

p(specified premises) __________________________________

_____________________________________________________

pany premises where the object or person under surveillance is reasonably believed to be or is likely to be and any premises adjoining or providing access to those premises

pany premises where the vehicle on or in which the device is attached or installed may for the time being be

pany premises where the surveillance device to be retrieved may for the time being be

 

 

Authority to use electricity supply

pThis warrant authorises you to connect the surveillance device to an electricity supply system and to use electricity from that system to operate the device

 

 

Authority to remove vehicle

pThis warrant authorises you to temporarily remove this vehicle from this premises for the purpose of —

pattaching pinstalling

pmaintainingpretrieving

a tracking device

Vehicle

Premises_____________________________________________________

 

You must return the vehicle to the premises when the device has been attached, installed, maintained or retrieved

 

 

Period of warrant

___/___/______ to ___/___/______, being ___________________days

The warrant may be used at any time of the day or night

 

 

Conditions

This warrant is subject to these conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issue of warrant

Signature


Judge / Magistrate

DateTime

[Form amended: Act No. 74 of 2004 s. 73(3); Gazette 5 May 2006 p. 1736; 21 Sep 2007 p. 4735.]


Surveillance Devices Act 1998, s. 21

Application for emergency authorisation

 

 

 

Strike out any parts of this form that are not applicable

Applicant

Name

Business address

Postcode

Phone no.

pMember of police force

pOfficer of the Corruption and Crime Commission

pOfficer of a designated Commission

pMember of staff of Australian Crime Commission

 

 

Person, object or premises under surveillance

pPerson______________________________________________

pUnknown person

pObject______________________________________________

pPremises____________________________________________

 


 

Action for which authorisation
is required

Authorisation is required to —

pattach or installpusepmaintain

pa listening device to record, monitor, or listen to a private conversation

pan optical surveillance device to record visually or observe a private activity

pa tracking device to determine the geographical location of a person or object

in relation to the —

ppremises under surveillance

pobject under surveillance

pperson under surveillance

pretrieve —

pa listening device

pan optical surveillance device

pa tracking device

 

Grounds

Imminent threat

 

pThreat of serious violence to a person

Name______________________________________________

pThreat of substantial damage to property

Description

Grounds cont.

Offence

pIndictable drug offence

Relevant section of Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 —

p 6(1)p 7(1)p 33(1)(a)p 33(2)(a)

oExternal indictable drug offence

External law ________________________________________

Corresponding section of Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 —

p 6(1)p 7(1)p 33(1)(a)p 33(2)(a)

pOffence punishable by 2 or more years imprisonment

Offence_____________________________________________

Relevant Act_________________________________________

section

 

The offence —

phas been committedpmay have been committed

pis being committedpis about to be committed

pis likely to be committed

Date offence committed or expected to be committed

The use of the surveillance device is immediately necessary for the purpose of —

pdealing with the threat

pinvestigating the offence

penabling evidence to be obtained of —

pthe commission of the offence

pthe identity of the offender

pthe location of the offender

These factors make the circumstances serious___________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

These factors make the matter urgent _________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

 

Reasons an application under section 15 or 16 for a warrant is not practicable ______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

 

 

Retrieval to avoid jeopardizing investigation of drug offence

 

pIndictable drug offence

Relevant section of Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 —

p 6(1)p 7(1)p 33(1)(a)p 33(2)(a)

 

Grounds cont.

pExternal indictable drug offence

External law: __________________________________________

Corresponding section of Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 —

p 6(1)p 7(1)p 33(1)(a)p 33(2)(a)

 

These factors make the circumstances serious____________________

__________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________

These factors make the matter urgent___________________________

__________________________________________________________

 

Reasons an application under section 22 for a warrant is not practicable_________________________________________________

 

 

 

Entry to premises

Entry, by force if necessary, is required to —

p(specified premises) ________________________________

__________________________________________________

pany premises where the object or person under surveillance is reasonably believed to be or is likely to be and any premises adjoining or providing access to those premises

 

 

Use of electricity supply

pAuthorisation is required to connect the surveillance device to an electricity supply system and use electricity from that system to operate the device

 

 

Removal of vehicle

pAuthorisation is required to temporarily remove a vehicle from a premises for the purpose of —

pattaching pinstalling

pmaintainingpretrieving

a tracking device

Vehicle

Premises___________________________________________________

 

 

 

Period of authorisation

Period for which authorisation is required __________________days

Reason this period is required _______________________________

__________________________________________________________

 

 

 

Signature of applicant


Date

[Form amended: Act No. 74 of 2004 s. 73(3); Gazette 5 May 2006 p. 1736; 21 Sep 2007 p. 4735.]

 




Surveillance Devices Act 1998, s. 21

Emergency authorisation

 

 

 

Strike out any parts of this form that are not applicable

Authorised person

Name

pCommissioner of Police

pDeputy Commissioner of Police

pAssistant Commissioner of Police

pOfficer of the Corruption and Crime Commission

pOfficer of a designated Commission

pPerson authorised by Chair of Board of Australian Crime
Commission

 

 

Person to whom authorisation is issued

Name

pMember of the police force

pOfficer of the Corruption and Crime Commission

pOfficer of a designated Commission

pMember of staff of Australian Crime Commission

 

 

Person, object or premises

under surveillance

pPerson_______________________________________________

pUnknown person

pObject_______________________________________________

pPremises_____________________________________________

 


 

Authorisation to use surveillance device

This authorisation authorises you to —

pattach or installpusepmaintain

pa listening device to record, monitor, or listen to a private conversation

pan optical surveillance device to record visually or observe a private activity

pa tracking device to determine the geographical location of a person or object

in relation to the —

ppremises under surveillance

pobject under surveillance

pperson under surveillance

pretrieve —

pa listening device

pan optical surveillance device

pa tracking device

 

Authority to enter premises

Entry, by force if necessary, is required to —

p(specified premises) __________________________________

________________________________________________

pany premises where the object or person under surveillance is reasonably believed to be or is likely to be and any premises adjoining or providing access to those premises

 

 

Authority to use electricity supply

pThis authorisation authorises you to connect the surveillance device to an electricity supply system and to use electricity from that system to operate the device.

 

 

Authority to remove vehicle

 

pThis authorisation authorises you to temporarily remove this vehicle from this premises for the purpose of —

pattaching pinstalling

pmaintainingpretrieving

a tracking device

Vehicle

Premises_________________________________________________

 

You must return the vehicle to the premises when the device has been attached, installed, maintained or retrieved

 

 

Period of authorisation

___/___/______ to ___/___/______, being ______________days

The authorisation may be used at any time of the day or night

 

 

Conditions

This authorisation is subject to these conditions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorised person(s)

Signature


DateTime

Signature


DateTime

[Form amended: Act No. 74 of 2004 s. 73(3) and (4); Gazette 5 May 2006 p. 1736; 21 Sep 2007 p. 4735.]

Surveillance Devices Act 1998, s. 15 and 19

Application for —

tracking device warrant

tracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant

Strike out any parts of this form that are not applicable

Applicant

Name

Business address

Postcode

Phone no.

pMember of police force

pOfficer of the Corruption and Crime Commission

pOfficer of a designated Commission

pMember of staff of Australian Crime Commission

pApplication is made on behalf of another law enforcement officer (Name)


 

Person, object or premises under surveillance

pPerson (see note 1)_______________________________________________

pUnknown person

pObject _____________________________________________

pPremises____________________________________________

 

 

 

Nature of warrant

pTracking device warrant (s. 13)

pTracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant (s. 14) to —

pmaintain a tracking device

pretrieve a tracking device

pmaintain and retrieve a tracking device

pNew warrantpExtension of current warrant

 

 

Period of warrant

Period for which warrant is required ______________________days

Reason this period is required_______________________________

_______________________________________________________

 


 

Grounds


Tracking device warrant (s. 13)

Offence

Act or Regulations

Section or regulation no.

The offence —

phas been committedpmay have been committed

pis being committedpis about to be committed

pis likely to be committed

Date offence committed or expected to be committed

The use of a surveillance device would be likely to —

passist an investigation into the offence

penable evidence to be obtained of —

pthe commission of the offence

pthe identity of the offender

pthe location of the offender

Tracking device (maintenance/retrieval) warrant (s. 14)

Vehicle

Location when device installed______________________________

Current location

Person who installed device ________________________________

pMember of police force

pOfficer of the Corruption and Crime Commission

pOfficer of a designated Commission

pMember of staff of Australian Crime Commission

pMember of prescribed class of persons

Specify class ________________________________________

 

 

Entry to premises

Entry, by force if necessary, is required to —

p(specified premises) __________________________________

_______________________________________________

pany premises where the object or person under surveillance is reasonably believed to be or is likely to be and any premises adjoining or providing access to those premises

pany premises where the vehicle on or in which the device is attached or installed may for the time being be

pany premises where the surveillance device to be retrieved may for the time being be

 

 

Use of electricity supply

pAuthority is required to connect the surveillance device to an electricity supply system and use electricity from that system to operate the device

 

 

 

 

Removal of vehicle

 

pAuthority is required to temporarily remove a vehicle from a premises for the purpose of —

pattaching pinstalling

pmaintainingpretrieving

a tracking device

Vehicle

Premises________________________________________________

 

 

 

Signature of applicant


Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 1 — Identification of person under surveillance

The person under surveillance may be identified by a numerical reference identifying the relevant law enforcement agency and the year in which the application is made.

For example —WAPS 1/1999 (for the first application in 1999 by a member of the WA police force)

 

 

Note 2 — Lodging of Application for warrant

The application is to be lodged with the magistrate.

An application must be accompanied by —

an “Authorisation of surveillance”; and

an affidavit containing a “Statement of facts in support of application for warrant”

in accordance with Surveillance Devices Act 1998, s. 15(3)(a), (b), (c) and (f).

An application should also be accompanied by a draft warrant in the form of the warrant being sought.

[Form inserted: Gazette 8 Feb 2000 p. 458‑60; amended: Act No. 74 of 2004 s. 73(3); Gazette 5 May 2006 p. 1736; 21 Sep 2007 p. 4735.]

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation, and for information about any reprints, see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation

Published

Commencement

Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999

18 Nov 1999 p. 5767‑86

22 Nov 1999 (see r. 2 and Gazette 22 Nov 1999 p. 5843)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 1999

8 Feb 2000 p. 457‑60

8 Feb 2000

Australian Crime Commission (Western Australia) Act 2004 s. 73 assented to 8 Dec 2004

1 Feb 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 31 Dec 2004 p. 7130)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2005

23 Sep 2005 p. 4363

23 Sep 2005

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2006

5 May 2006 p. 1735‑6

5 May 2006

Reprint 1: The Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 as at 15 Dec 2006
(includes amendments listed above)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2007

21 Sep 2007 p. 4734‑5

r. 1 and 2: 21 Sep 2007 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 22 Sep 2007 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2010

6 Jul 2010 p. 3224‑5

r. 1 and 2: 6 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 7 Jul 2010 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 2: The Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 as at 10 Sep 2010
(includes amendments listed above)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2012

4 Jan 2013 p. 10

r. 1 and 2: 4 Jan 2013 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(b) and Gazette 4 Jan 2013 p. 3)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2012

19 Feb 2013 p. 991‑2

r. 1 and 2: 19 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 20 Feb 2013 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2015

1 Dec 2015 p. 4820‑1

r. 1 and 2: 1 Dec 2015 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 2 Dec 2015 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2016

24 Jun 2016 p. 2339-40

r. 1 and 2: 24 Jun 2016 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b) and
Gazette 24 Jun 2016 p. 2291)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2016

16 Sep 2016 p. 3941

r. 1 and 2: 16 Sep 2016 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2:
17 Sep 2016 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2016

23 Dec 2016 p. 5905‑6

r. 1 and 2: 23 Dec 2016 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 24
 Dec 2016 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2017

18 Aug 2017 p. 4448

r. 1 and 2: 18 Aug 2017 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 19
 Aug 2017 (see r. 2(b))

Reprint 3: The Surveillance Devices Regulations 1999 as at 13 Jul 2018 (includes amendments listed above)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2020

SL 2020/36 9 Apr 2020

r. 1 and 2: 9 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2:
10 Apr 2020 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations (No. 2)  2020

SL 2020/61 22 May 2020

r. 1 and 2: 22 May 2020 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2:
23 May 2020 (see r. 2(b))

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations (No. 3) 2020

SL 2020/151 31 Aug 2020

31 Aug 2020 (see r. 2)

Surveillance Devices Amendment Regulations 2023

SL 2023/188 29 Nov 2023

r. 1 and 2: 29 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(a));
Regulations other than r. 1 and 2: 30 Nov 2023 (see r. 2(b))

Police Regulations Amendment (Criminal Law Mental Impairment) Regulations 2024 Pt. 4

SL 2024/172 21 Aug 2024

1 Sep 2024 (see r. 2(b))

 

Defined terms

 

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

emergency service6(4)

hospital6(4)

nursing home6(4)

Part 5 record7(3)

prison6(4)

public authority6(4)

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