Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The Magistrates Court must appoint at least 1 person to be the surveillance supervisor in relation to a covert surveillance authority.
(2) The Magistrates Court may appoint a person to be the surveillance supervisor only if satisfied that the person—
(a) has the experience or expertise to qualify the person to be a surveillance supervisor; and
(b) is independent of the employer; and
Example
the person is not an employee of the employer
(c) if the covert surveillance authority allows surveillance to be conducted in a non-work area—is able to adequately accommodate a worker's heightened expectation of privacy in the area.
Note 1 Surveillance is prohibited in some non-work areas (see s 41).
Note 2 Non-work area —see the dictionary.