Exemptions for publishing private recordings in the public interest

Surveillance Devices Amendment (Public Interest Exemptions) Bill 2023

Private Member's Bill

1st House

2nd House

Law

Introduced by: Emma Hurst (AJP)

Effects of this bill

If this bill passes, it means that:

People can publish private conversations or recordings made with illegal surveillance devices; this only applies if it is in the public interest.
People can possess records of private conversations made with illegal surveillance devices; this only applies if they intend to publish them in the public interest.

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