Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000

It is lawful for a police officer, protective services officer or watch-house officer to use a body-worn camera to record images or sounds while the officer is acting in the performance of the officer’s duties.

Use of a body-worn camera by a police officer, protective services officer or watch-house officer under subsection (1) includes use that is—

inadvertent or unexpected; or

incidental to use while acting in the performance of the officer’s duties.

Subsection (1) does not affect an ability the police officer, protective services officer or watch-house officer has at common law or under this Act or another Act to record images or sounds.

To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) is a provision authorising the use by a police officer, protective services officer or watch-house officer of a listening device, for the purposes of the Invasion of Privacy Act 1971, section 43(2)(d).

In this section—body-worn camera means a device—

worn on clothing or otherwise secured on a person; and

designed to be used to—

record images; or

record images and sounds.