Surveillance Devices Bill 1997
| Bill No. |
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| Long Title |
The purpose of this Bill is to prohibit covert and intrusive surveillance of private activities and private conversations by anyone except those sanctioned by judicial authority, and then only subject to certain conditions. Surveillance devices are dealt with in three categories in the Bill -
listening devices; optical surveillance devices; and
tracking devices. Jurisdiction to grant warrants for surveillance devices is divided between judges and magistrates with the former having jurisdiction over all surveillance devices and the latter only having jurisdiction with respect to tracking devices. The Bill also creates offences and provides penalties for various activities relating to the use, installation and maintenance of surveillance devices. |
| Status |
Assented to 01/11/1999
Royal Assent given 11 Jan 1999 as Act No. 56/98 of 1999. Different sections of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent and Proclamation. For details refer to Commencement Clause of the Bill (see also Assent and Commencement information for Acts)
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| Legislative Assembly |
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| Introduced |
15 Oct 1997 |
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| First Reading |
15 Oct 1997 |
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| Second Reading |
21 Oct 1997 |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
21 Nov 1997 |
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| Consideration in Detail |
26 Nov 1997 |
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| Amendments adopted |
15 Oct 1998 |
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| Third Reading |
21 Oct 1998 |
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| First Reading |
21 Oct 1998 |
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| Second Reading |
21 Oct 1998 |
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| Second Reading Speech |
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| Second Reading Agreed |
02 Dec 1998 |
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| Committee of the whole |
02 Dec 1998 |
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| Third Reading |
03 Dec 1998 |
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| Legislative Council sent to the Legislative Assembly |
23 Dec 1998 |
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| Consideration of Legislative Council Message |
23 Dec 1998 |
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| Reinstated to the stage reached in the previous Session |
12 Aug 1998 |
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| Amendments agreed to by Legislative Assembly |
23 Dec 1998 |
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Notes
1. Government amendments added in Committee to Pro-Forma Committal Bill No. 92-2B 24/6/98.
2. Restored to the Second Session of Parliament on 12 August 1998.
3. Correction of printing error by inserting missing line.