POLICE POWERS (SURVEILLANCE DEVICES) ACT 2006 - SECT 44A Use of personal cameras, &c.
POLICE POWERS (SURVEILLANCE DEVICES) ACT 2006 - SECT 44A
Use of personal cameras, &c.
(1) The use of a personal camera is in accordance with this section if (a) it is by a police officer who is on duty; and(i) being held and used; or(ii) being worn and used (b) the presence of the personal camera is overt; and(c) where the personal camera is being used to record a private conversation to which the police officer is a party (i) he or she is in uniform; or(ii) he or she has informed each other party to the conversation that he or she is using a personal camera; or(iii) the circumstances are such that the person being recorded ought reasonably to be expected to be aware that the private conversation is being recorded.(2) Despite section 5(6) , the Right to Information Act 2009 and the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 apply in relation to information that consists of a recording made, or a transcript or copy of a recording made, by means of a personal camera being held or worn by a police officer, if the information may be used, communicated or published under section 33(3) or (4) .