The Victorian Law Reform Commission’s has released its consultation paper, ‘Surveillance in Public Places’. Deadline for submissions is 30 June 2009.
The paper invites people to make submissions to the project and contains:
- an explanation of how surveillance is used in public places and how it is regulated
- a discussion of privacy theory in the context of public places
- an examination of the risks and benefits of public place surveillance
- proposals for reform
- questions for submissions.
The paper can be downloaded (as below) or free print copies can be ordered from the commission: http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/
Surveillance in Public Places: Consultation Paper (PDF 4.7MB)http://www.lawreform.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/Law+Reform/resources/file/eb8232059ba1338/VLRC_SurveillanceConsultationPaper_online.pdf