The Crime Prevention Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department co-ordinates whole of Government Policy on the use of closed circuit television as a crime prevention measure.

Resources:

• the NSW Government Policy Statement & Guidelines for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in Public Places (PDF file on the website of the Crime Prevention Division of the NSW Attorney General Department's website).

• an Evaluation of the Policy Statement and Guidelines.
  The bibliography to this report includes some useful links to information on CCTV and privacy (see attachments).

• Legislation which may impact on how CCTV is used in public places includes:
  • the Workplace Surveillance Act 1998 (NSW)
  • the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)