5Police officers’ use of body-worn video—additional purposes for using information obtained—the Act, s 40

5 Police officers’ use of body-worn video—additional purposes for using information obtained—the Act, s 40

5 Police officers’ use of body-worn video—additional purposes for using information obtained—the Act, s 40

(1) For the Act, section 40(4A)(c), the information obtained from the use of body-worn video by a police officer may also be used for the following purposes—

(a) coronial proceedings under the Coroners Act 2009,

(b) administrative decisions made under an Act administered by the Minister for Police and Emergency Services,

(c) proceedings of a court or tribunal in which the NSW Police Force or the State is a party or in which a member of the NSW Police Force is called as a witness,

(d) investigations of a complaint against, or the conduct of, a member of the NSW Police Force,

(e) investigations of an alleged workplace injury to a member of the NSW Police Force,

(f) a media production including, for example, a television, radio or internet broadcast, but only if—

(i) the body-worn video from which the information is obtained is provided particularly for the purposes of the media production, and

(ii) the NSW Police Force has approved all content to be used in the media production, and

(iii) the use of the information is otherwise lawful and does not breach guidelines issued by the Commissioner of Police for the purposes of this subsection.

(2) In this section—

use of information includes publication and communication of the information.