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Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010
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175A Definitions
***capture***, in relation to an image of a child, includes to film, record or take an image of the child;
***personal device*** means a device that is—
(a) owned or controlled by a person; and
(b) capable of—
(i) capturing an image; or
(ii) storing or transmitting an image—
but does not include a service-supplied device, a service-authorised device or a class of device that is prescribed not to be a personal device;
**Examples**
A phone, tablet computer, camera or smartwatch is a personal device that is capable of capturing an image. A USB drive, memory card or hard drive is a personal device that is capable of storing or transmitting an image.
***service-authorised device*** means a device authorised under section 175C(1);
***service-supplied device*** means a device supplied under section 175B(1).
Division 2—Service-supplied devices and service-authorised devices
Sch. s. 175B inserted by No. 53/2025 s. 81.