19Disposal of recordings made by security camera system in taxi

19 Disposal of recordings made by security camera system in taxi

19 Disposal of recordings made by security camera system in taxi

(1) This clause applies—

(a) to the provider of a taxi service, other than an affiliated provider, or the facilitator of an affiliated service (a provider or facilitator), and

(b) in respect of a security camera system installed in a taxi used for the service.

(1A) A provider or facilitator must cause a video recording, or any part of a video recording, downloaded from a video recording made by the security camera system (a downloaded recording) to be disposed of—

(a) in accordance with this clause, and

(b) not less than 30 days and not more than 90 days after the downloaded recording was downloaded.

(2) The downloaded recording may be disposed of by destroying it by deletion or otherwise or, if it is to be used for an authorised purpose, by giving it to—

(a) a police officer, or

(b) an officer authorised by the Commissioner or the Police Commissioner to receive it.

(3) It is the duty of the Commissioner to ensure the destruction of any video recording that was given to an officer authorised by the Commissioner and which is no longer to be used for an authorised purpose.

(4) It is the duty of the Police Commissioner to ensure the destruction of any video recording that was given to a police officer or to an officer authorised by the Police Commissioner and which is no longer to be used for an authorised purpose.

(5) Subclause (1) does not apply in respect of a video recording made during the installation or testing of the security camera.

(6) In this clause, downloaded includes reproduced, stored or duplicated by any means.

cl 19: Am 2020 (703), Sch 2[4]–[6].