WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE ACT 2005 - As at 5 December 2023 - Act 47 of 2005 - NOTES
WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE ACT 2005 - As at 5 December 2023 - Act 47 of 2005 - NOTES
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).
Does not include amendments by--
Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2023 No 41 (not commenced)
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| Ins | inserted | Rep | repealed | Subst | substituted |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). |
| 2014 | No 14 | Courts and Other Legislation
Amendment
Act 2014. Assented to 20.5.2014. Date of commencement of Sch 1.5, assent, sec 2 (1). |
| 2016 | No 48 | Industrial Relations
Amendment
(Industrial Court) Act 2016. Assented to 18.10.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.12.2016, sec 2 (1) and 2016 (674) LW 15.11.2016. |
| No 61 | Law Enforcement Conduct
Commission Act
2016. Assented to 14.11.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 6.48, 1.7.2017, sec 2 (1) and 2017 (256) LW 16.6.2017. |
Table of amendments
| Sec 3 | Am 2006 No 94, Sch 3.37; 2007 No 64, Sch 2.9; 2016 No 61, Sch 6.48. |
| Sec 8 | Am 2011 No 67, Sch 4.32. |
| Sec 16 | Am 2005 No 98, Sch 1.25 [1[#93]. |
| Sec 29 | Am 2006 No 58, Sch 3.25. |
| Sec 37 | Am 2005 No 98, Sch 1.25 [2[#93] [3[#93]. |
| Sec 40 | Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.107. |
| Sec 41 | Subst 2016 No 48, Sch 2.39 [1[#93]. |
| Sec 42 | Am 2014 No 14, Sch 1.5. |
| Sec 45 | Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.39 [2[#93]. |