Terms of reference

Updates and background for this project (Digest)

In October 1996, the then Attorney General, the Hon JW Shaw, QC MLC, asked the Commission to inquire into and report on:

• the scope and operation of the Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW);

• the need to regulate the use of visual surveillance equipment; and

• any related matter.

• the protection of individual privacy;

• the views and interests of users of surveillance technology, including law enforcement agencies, private investigators, and owners of private premises, such as banks, service stations and shops; and the use of surveillance technology in public places.