New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE SURVEILLANCE ACT 2005 - SECT 33

33 Records relating to covert surveillance authority

(1) A Magistrate who issues, varies or cancels a covert surveillance authority is to cause a record to be made of all relevant particulars of the issue, variation or cancellation of the authority and the grounds on which the Magistrate has relied to justify the issue, variation or cancellation.

(2) The Magistrate is to take all reasonable steps to preserve the confidentiality of information contained in such records and the privacy of any persons concerned. However, this subsection does not prevent the Magistrate from supplying any information to the Minister that is required for the purposes of a report under section 42 (Annual report).

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to:

(a) the keeping of records in connection with the issue of covert surveillance authorities, and

(b) the inspection of any such records, and

(c) any other matter in connection with any such records.