LISTENING DEVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 7 Possession of records of unlawfully recorded private conversations
LISTENING DEVICES ACT 1992 - SECT 7
Possession of records of unlawfully recorded private conversations(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person possesses a record of a private conversation; and
(b) the person knows the record was obtained, directly or indirectly, using a listening device in contravention of section 4.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the record is in the possession of the person—
(a) in connection with proceedings for an offence against this Act; or
(b) with the consent of each principal party to the conversation; or
(c) as a consequence of a communication or publication of the record to that person in circumstances that do not constitute an offence against this Act.