Report under Section 49(1) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 for the 6 months ending 31 December 2015

The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) allows for the use of surveillance devices to investigate crime and to enable evidence to be obtained of the commission of such crime or the identity or location of the offender(s). The NSW Ombudsman is required by the Act to conduct inspections of the surveillance device records of the law enforcement agencies to determine the extent of compliance by the agency, and their individual officers, with the Act. The Ombudsman is also required to report to the Minister at 6-monthly intervals on the results of inspections. The Minister is required by s.49(2) to lay the report or cause the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament. This report is for the period 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015.\n\n**Note:** This resource was originally published on opengov.nsw.gov.au. The OpenGov website has been retired. If you have any questions, please contact the Agency Services team at [e-mail]\n\n**Agency**\n \n- New South Wales Ombudsman\n

《2007年新南威尔士州监控设备法》（The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW)）授权使用监控设备开展犯罪调查，并可用于获取相关犯罪的实施证据，或是锁定犯罪行为人的身份与下落。该法案要求新南威尔士州监察专员（NSW Ombudsman）对执法机构的监控设备记录开展核查，以评估该机构及其所属警员对该法案的合规程度。监察专员还需每半年向部长提交核查结果报告。根据第49条第2款（s.49(2)）规定，部长须将该报告提交至议会两院，或安排将报告提交至议会两院。本报告的覆盖周期为2015年7月1日至2015年12月31日。

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**所属机构**
- 新南威尔士州监察专员（New South Wales Ombudsman）