Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Regulation 2018
sec.217Security measures for protecting against unauthorised use of security recording
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sec.217 Security measures for protecting against unauthorised use of security recording
A relevant person must take all reasonable security measures to ensure a security recording is protected against being— lost; or downloaded, otherwise disclosed or used other than under section 215 (2) or (3) . Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. A relevant person does not commit an offence against this section if, because an approved security camera system operates in the way required under a specification mentioned in section 212 (2) (c) , the security recording is deleted, destroyed or overwritten. In this section— relevant person , for a security recording for a vehicle, means— the operator of a booked hire service or taxi service provided using the vehicle; or a person who arranges a booking for a booked hire service using the vehicle; or if an operator or person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) is a corporation—an executive officer of the corporation; or when the vehicle is being used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service—the person driving the vehicle; or a person who downloads, discloses or otherwise uses the security recording under section 215 ; or a person who is in possession or has control of the security recording. (sec.217-ssec.1) A relevant person must take all reasonable security measures to ensure a security recording is protected against being— lost; or downloaded, otherwise disclosed or used other than under section 215 (2) or (3) . Maximum penalty—80 penalty units. (sec.217-ssec.2) A relevant person does not commit an offence against this section if, because an approved security camera system operates in the way required under a specification mentioned in section 212 (2) (c) , the security recording is deleted, destroyed or overwritten. (sec.217-ssec.3) In this section— relevant person , for a security recording for a vehicle, means— the operator of a booked hire service or taxi service provided using the vehicle; or a person who arranges a booking for a booked hire service using the vehicle; or if an operator or person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) is a corporation—an executive officer of the corporation; or when the vehicle is being used to provide a booked hire service or taxi service—the person driving the vehicle; or a person who downloads, discloses or otherwise uses the security recording under section 215 ; or a person who is in possession or has control of the security recording.
- (a) lost; or
- (b) downloaded, otherwise disclosed or used other than under section 215 (2) or (3) .
- (a) the operator of a booked hire service or taxi service provided using the vehicle; or
- (b) a person who arranges a booking for a booked hire service using the vehicle; or
- (c) if an operator or person mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) is a corporation—an executive officer of the corporation; or