NZLC R113 Invasion of Privacy: Penalties and Remedies: Review of the Law of Privacy: Stage 3

The Law Commission’s report Invasion of Privacy: Penalties and Remedies: Review of the Law of Privacy: Stage 3 has been tabled in Parliament. The report recommends the enactment of a new Surveillance Devices Act which would provide for criminal offences and a right of civil action in relation to the use of visual surveillance, interception and tracking devices. The report also recommends some changes to the Harassment Act 1997 so that it applies more clearly to instances in which surveillance is used for the purpose of harassment; some new offences targeting voyeurism; and some changes to the law governing surveillance by private investigators. The report recommends that the tort of invasion of privacy should be left to develop at common law.

R113 Invasion of Privacy: Penalties and Remedies.pdf