sec.609AUse of body-worn cameras

### sec.609A Use of body-worn cameras 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. s 609A ins 2015 No. 34 s 20 amd 2022 No. 9 s 5 ; 2024 No. 45 s 133G (sec.609A-ssec.1) 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. (sec.609A-ssec.2) 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. (sec.609A-ssec.3) 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. (sec.609A-ssec.4) 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) . (sec.609A-ssec.5) 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. - (a) inadvertent or unexpected; or - (b) incidental to use while acting in the performance of the officer’s duties. - (a) worn on clothing or otherwise secured on a person; and - (b) designed to be used to— (i) record images; or (ii) record images and sounds. - (i) record images; or - (ii) record images and sounds. - (i) record images; or - (ii) record images and sounds.