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WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE ACT 2005 - NOTES

- As at 1 January 2012 - Act 47 of 2005

Note to Part 2

Surveillance of an employee that does not comply with this Part is covert surveillance (see the definition of "covert surveillance"). Covert surveillance of an employee is an offence unless the surveillance is authorised by a covert surveillance authority (see Part 4).

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended LW legislation website Sch Schedule
Cl clause No number Schs Schedules
Cll clauses p page Sec section
Div Division pp pages Secs sections
Divs Divisions Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
GG Government Gazette Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
Ins inserted Rep repealed Subst substituted

Table of amending instruments

Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 No 47. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 4.5.2005; Legislative Council, 21.6.2005. Assented to 23.6.2005. Date of commencement, 7.10.2005, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 16.9.2005, p 7434. This Act has been amended as follows:

2005 No 98 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005.
Date of commencement of Sch 1, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006 No 58 Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006. Assented to 20.6.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.25, assent, sec 2 (2).
No 94 Police Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2006. Assented to 22.11.2006.
Date of commencement of Sch 3.37, 1.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 1.2.2007, p 575.
2007 No 64 Surveillance Devices Act 2007. Assented to 23.11.2007.
Date of commencement, 1.8.2008, sec 2 and GG No 92 of 25.7.2008, p 7283.
No 94 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007.
Date of commencement of Schs 1.107 and 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2011 No 67 Work Health and Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2011. Assented to 28.11.2011.
Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.1.2012, sec 2 (1).

Table of amendments

Sec 3 Am 2006 No 94, Sch 3.37; 2007 No 64, Sch 2.9.
Sec 8 Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.32.
Sec 16 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 1.25 [1].
Sec 29 Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.25.
Sec 37 Am 2005 No 98, Sch 1.25 [2] [3].
Sec 40 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.107.
Sec 45 Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.


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