- Privacy: Surveillance and the Interception of Communications, Consultation Paper on (LRC CP 10-1996)

[1996] IELRC 3

Irish Law Reform Commission

Republic of Ireland

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Constitution
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 (Cth)	s26F
Crimes Act 1914 (Cth)
Customs Act 1901 (Cth)
Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth)
Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)	s1, s2, s3, s4, s8, s14, s19, s27
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (Cth)
Copyright Act, 1963 (Cth)
Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Cth)
Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (Cth)	s3
Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1967 (Cth)
Listening Devices Act 1969 (NSW)
Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 (Qld)	s4, s7
Road Traffic Act, 1961 (SA)
Law Reform Commission Act, 1975 (Tas)
Listening Devices Act 1978 (WA)	s3
Broadcasting Act, 1990	s4, s9, s15, s18
Broadcasting Authority (Amendment) Act, 1976	s3, s4, s13, s17, s18
Broadcasting and Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1988	s1, s2, s3, s12, s27, s60
Copyright (Amendment) Act, 1987	s2
Companies Act, 1990	s14
Criminal Damage Act, 1991	s4, s5, s6, s8, s14
Criminal Justice Act, 1993	s6, s9
Criminal Law Act	s13
Defamation Act, 1961
Data Protection Act, 1988	s1, s2, s7, s8
Electricity (Supply)(Amendment) Act, 1942	s6
Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) Act, 1993	s1, s4, s5, s10, s13, s3, s5, s30
Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983	s1, s2, s4, s5, s6, s7, s8, s12, s19, s34, s37, s38, s48, s49, s63, s64, s65, s66, s83, s84, s87, s88, s89, s90, s98, s110, s111
Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1951	s9, s13
Radio and Television Act, 1988	s9, s11, s14, s18, s3
Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act, 1980	s9, s15, s39, s5, s7, s8, s9, s10, s11
Broadcasting Authority Act, 1960
European Communities (Term of Protection of Copyright) Regulations, 1995
European Communities (Telecommunications Services) Regulations, 1992	s2, s3
Offences Against the State Act, 1939
Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1926	s2, s3, s12
Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1972
Wireless Telegraphy (Personal Radio Licence) Regulations, 1982	s7, s13, s15

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
"Rethinking human rights for the new millennium"	(2004) 5 Human Rights Review 117	Human Rights Review	Netherlands	circa 2004		1
(1995) 145 New Law Journal 225	(1995) 145 New Law Journal 225	New Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 1995	LexisNexis	1
(1995) 145 New Law Journal 226	(1995) 145 New Law Journal 226	New Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 1995	LexisNexis	1
Gregory v Windle	[1995] 1 ILRM 131		Republic of Ireland	circa 1995		2
Fayed v United Kingdom	[1994] ECHR 27; (1994) 18 EHRR 393	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	21 Sep 1994	BAILII	80
[1994] Act 29	[1994] Act 29		United Kingdom	circa 1994		2
(1994) 3 European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice 252	(1994) 3 European Journal of Crime Criminal Law and Criminal Justice 252	European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice	Netherlands	circa 1994	HeinOnline	1
R v Central Independent Television plc	[1994] Fam 192; [1994] 3 All ER 641; [1994] 3 WLR 20		United Kingdom	circa 1994	LexisNexis	68
A v France	[1993] ECHR 52; (1994) 17 EHRR 462	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	23 Nov 1993	BAILII	6
Attorney General v Hamilton	(1993) 13 ILRM 81; [1993] IR 250		Republic of Ireland	circa 1993		1
Khorasandjian v Bush	(1993) 143 New Law Journal 329	New Law Journal	United Kingdom	circa 1993	LexisNexis	1
Interception Of Postal Packets And Telecommunications Messages Under The	[1993] Act 122		United Kingdom	circa 1993		1
Desmond v Glackin (No 2)	[1993] 3 IR 67			circa 1993		20
Probets v Glackin	[1993] 3 IR 134			circa 1993		3
[1993] Act 6	[1993] Act 6		United Kingdom	circa 1993		3
[1993] Act 5	[1993] Act 5		United Kingdom	circa 1993		6
[1993] Act 38	[1993] Act 38		United Kingdom	circa 1993		3
[1993] Act 138	[1993] Act 138		United Kingdom	circa 1993		1
[1993] Act 126	[1993] Act 126		United Kingdom	circa 1993		1
[1993] Act 113	[1993] Act 113		United Kingdom	circa 1993		1
Joyce v Sengupta	[1992] EWCA Civ 9; [1993] 1 All ER 897; [1993] 1 WLR 337	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	31 Jul 1992	BAILII	61
Andersson v Sweden	[1992] ECHR 1; (1992) 14 EHRR 615	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	25 Feb 1992	BAILII	13
(1992) 55 MLR 111	(1992) 55 MLR 111		Malaysia	circa 1992		4
DPP v Kenny	[1992] 2 IR 141			circa 1992		3
Observer and The Guardian v United Kingdom	[1991] ECHR 49; (1991) 14 EHRR 153	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	26 Nov 1991	BAILII	73
Sunday Times v United Kingdom (No 2)	[1991] ECHR 50; (1992) 14 EHRR 229	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	26 Nov 1991	BAILII	29
Murray v Ireland	[1991] ILRM 465		Republic of Ireland	circa 1991		54
Cossey v United Kingdom	[1990] ECHR 21; (1991) 13 EHRR 622	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	27 Sep 1990	BAILII	43
Huvig v France	[1990] ECHR 9; (1990) 12 EHRR 528	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	24 Apr 1990	BAILII	24
Kruslin v France	[1990] ECHR 10; (1990) 12 EHRR 547	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	24 Apr 1990	BAILII	21
Kaye v Robertson	[1990] EWCA Civ 21; [1991] FSR 62	England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division	United Kingdom - England and Wales	16 Mar 1990	BAILII	75
Attorney-General v Times Newspapers Ltd	[1990] 1 AC 109		United Kingdom	circa 1990	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
(1990) 53 MLR 802	(1990) 53 MLR 802		Malaysia	circa 1990		2
Ahmed Saeed Flugreisen and Silver Line Reiseb ro	[1989] ECR 803		Europe	circa 1989		55
McMillan v Normand	[1989] SCCR 269		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1989	LexisNexis	2
McConnell v Chief Constable of the Greater Manchester Police	[1990] 1 All ER 423; [1990] 1 WLR 364; (1989) 91 Cr App R 88; (1989) 154 JP 325		United Kingdom	circa 1989	LexisNexis	10
R Humphries, Constitutional Law Surveillance and Subversion A Tangled Judicial Maze	(1989) 11 Dublin University Law Journal 138	Dublin University Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 1989		1
Kane v Governor of Mountjoy Prison	[1988] IR 757			circa 1988		9
Midler v Ford Motor Co	(1988) 849 F 2			circa 1988		1
Patel v Patel	[1988] 2 FLR 179		Australia	circa 1988	Legal Online / Westlaw	17
United States v Gregg	829 F2d 1430; 23 Fed REvid Serv 1170; 56 USLW 2170	United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit	United States	30 Oct 1987	WorldLII	11
Leander v Sweden	[1987] ECHR 4; (1987) 9 EHRR 433	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	26 Mar 1987	BAILII	70
[1987] Ilrm 135	[1987] ILRM 135		Republic of Ireland	circa 1987		1
Attorney General (SPUC) v Open Door Counselling Ltd	[1988] IR 593; [1987] ILRM 477		Republic of Ireland	circa 1987		17
Kennedy v Ireland	[1987] IR 587; [1988] ILRM 472			circa 1987		105
Rees v United Kingdom	[1986] ECHR 11; (1986) 9 EHRR 56	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	17 Oct 1986	BAILII	48
Feldbrugge v The Netherlands	[1986] ECHR 4; (1986) 8 EHRR 425	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	29 May 1986	BAILII	37
Deumeland v Germany	[1986] ECHR 3; (1986) 8 EHRR 448	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	29 May 1986	BAILII	11
"Problems of Interpretation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights"	(1986) 35 International and Comparative Law Quarterly 567	International and Comparative Law Quarterly	United Kingdom	circa 1986	HeinOnline / Westlaw	2
Madigan v Attorney General	[1986] ILRM 136		Republic of Ireland	circa 1986		22
Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v United Kingdom	[1985] ECHR 7; (1985) 7 EHRR 471; 81 ILR 139	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	28 May 1985	BAILII	254
[1985] Act 33	[1985] Act 33		United Kingdom	circa 1985		3
Murray v Ireland	[1985] IR 532			circa 1985		37
Italy v Commission	[1985] ECR 873		Europe	circa 1985		23
Rasmussen v Denmark	[1984] ECHR 17; (1985) 7 EHRR 371	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	28 Nov 1984	BAILII	39
Malone v United Kingdom	[1984] ECHR 10; (1985) 7 EHRR 14	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	2 Aug 1984	BAILII	102
House of Spring Gardens Ltd v Point Blank Ltd	[1984] IR 611			circa 1984		62
Francome v Mirror Group Newspapers Ltd	[1984] 2 All ER 408; [1984] 1 WLR 892; (1984) 81 LSG 2225		United Kingdom	circa 1984	LexisNexis	99
Norris v Attorney General	[1983] IESC 3; [1984] IR 36	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	22 Apr 1983	BAILII	102
Silver v United Kingdom	[1983] ECHR 5; (1983) 5 EHRR 347	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	25 Mar 1983	BAILII	103
[1983] Act 94	[1983] Act 94		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 89	[1983] Act 89		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 57	[1983] Act 57		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 54	[1983] Act 54		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 4	[1983] Act 4		United Kingdom	circa 1983		2
[1983] Act 13	[1983] Act 13		United Kingdom	circa 1983		3
[1983] Act 121	[1983] Act 121		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 124	[1983] Act 124		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 106	[1983] Act 106		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 115	[1983] Act 115		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
[1983] Act 103	[1983] Act 103		United Kingdom	circa 1983		1
Commission v United Kingdom	[1983] ECR 203; [1983] 2 CMLR 1		Europe	circa 1983		13
[1983] Act 105	[1983] Act 105		United Kingdom	circa 1983		2
[1983] Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 325	[1983] Oxford Journal of Legal Studies 325	Oxford Journal of Legal Studies	United Kingdom	circa 1983	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
Murphy v Attorney General	[1982] IR 241			circa 1982		80
R v Howell	[1982] QB 416; [1981] 3 All ER 383; [1981] 3 WLR 501		United Kingdom	circa 1982	LexisNexis / Westlaw	115
Cosgrave v Ireland	[1982] ILRM 48		Republic of Ireland	circa 1982		3
Dudgeon v United Kingdom	[1981] ECHR 5; (1981) 4 EHRR 149	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	22 Oct 1981	BAILII	119
R v Howell	(1981) 73 Cr App R 31		United Kingdom	circa 1981	LexisNexis	8
Commonwealth v John Fairfax & Sons Ltd	[1980] HCA 44; (1980) 147 CLR 39; 32 ALR 485; (1981) 55 ALJR 45	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	1 Dec 1980	AustLII	465
Sunday Times v United Kingdom	[1979] ECHR 1; (1979-80) 2 EHRR 245; (1979) 58 ILR 491	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	26 Apr 1979	BAILII	341
Rewe-Zentral	[1979] EUECJ R-120/78; [1979] ECR 649; [1979] 3 CMLR 494	Court of Justice of the European Communities	Europe	20 Feb 1979	BAILII	99
Malone v Metropolitan Police Commissioner	[1979] Ch 344; [1979] 2 All ER 620; [1979] 2 WLR 700	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1979	LexisNexis / Westlaw	134
"The Secret of Life – A Fruity Trade Secret"	(1979) 95 Law Quarterly Review 323	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 1979	Westlaw	2
Klass v Germany	[1978] ECHR 4; (1979-80) 2 EHRR 214	European Court of Human Rights	Europe	6 Sep 1978	BAILII	102
Murphy v PMPA	[1978] ILRM 25		Republic of Ireland	circa 1978		1
Franklin v Giddins	[1978] Qd R 72		Australia - Queensland	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	36
Commission v France	[1977] EUECJ C-68/76; [1977] ECR 515	Court of Justice of the European Communities	Europe	16 Mar 1977	BAILII	5
Bernstein of Leigh (Baron) v Skyviews & General Ltd	[1977] EWHC 1	High Court of England and Wales	United Kingdom - England and Wales	circa 1977	BAILII	5
B Walsh, The Judicial Power and the Protection of the Right of Privacy	(1977) 1 Dublin University Law Journal 3	Dublin University Law Journal	Republic of Ireland	circa 1977		1
Woodward v Hutchins	[1977] 2 All ER 751; [1977] 1 WLR 760		United Kingdom	circa 1977	LexisNexis	65
Connolly v South of Ireland Asphalt Co Ltd	[1977] IR 99			circa 1977		3
Donckerwolcke and Schou	[1976] EUECJ R-41/76; [1976] ECR 1921	Court of Justice of the European Communities	Europe	15 Dec 1976	BAILII	20
Motherwell v Motherwell	(1976) 73 DLR (3d) 62		Canada	circa 1976		15
Hubbard v Pitt	[1976] QB 142; [1975] 3 All ER 1		United Kingdom	circa 1976	LexisNexis / Westlaw	57
Attorney-General v Jonathan Cape Ltd	[1976] QB 752		United Kingdom	circa 1976	LexisNexis / Westlaw	79
McGee v Attorney General	[1973] IESC 2; [1974] IR 284	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	19 Dec 1973	BAILII	92
Meskell v CIE	[1973] IR 121			circa 1973		80
Murtagh Properties v Cleary	[1972] IR 330			circa 1972		17
Dietemann v Time Inc	449 F2d 245; 1 Media LRep 2417	United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit	United States	23 Aug 1971	WorldLII	16
International Fruit Co	[1971] ECR 1107		Europe	circa 1971		9
Muller	[1971] ECR 723		Europe	circa 1971		3
"Restitution of Benefits Obtained in Breach of Another's Confidence"	(1970) 86 Law Quarterly Review 463	Law Quarterly Review	United Kingdom	circa 1970	Westlaw	21
Coco v AN Clark (Engineers) Ltd	[1969] RPC 41; (1968) 1A IPR 587; [1968] FSR 415		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis AU	731
Argyll v Argyll	[1967] Ch 302	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis / Westlaw	138
Ryan v Attorney General	[1965] IESC 1; [1965] IR 294	Supreme Court of Ireland	Republic of Ireland	3 Jul 1965	BAILII	97
"Privacy as an Aspect of Human Dignity: An Answer to Dean Prosser"	(1964) 39 New York University Law Review 962	New York University Law Review	United States	circa 1964	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	27
[1964] New York University Law Review 962	[1964] New York University Law Review 962	New York University Law Review	United States	circa 1964	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	2
[1963] 3 All Er 413	[1963] 3 All ER 413		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis	59
Stoakes v Brydges	[1958] Australian Law Journal 205	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1958	Legal Online	1
Everitt v Martin	[1953] NZLR 298		New Zealand	circa 1953	LexisNexis	6
Rafaelli v Heatly	[1949] SLT 284		United Kingdom - Scotland	circa 1949	Westlaw	1
Saltman Engineering Co Ltd v Campbell Engineering Co Ltd	(1948) 65 RPC 203			circa 1948		272
R v County of London Quarter Sessions Appeals Committee; Ex parte Metropolitan Police Commissioner	[1948] 1 KB 670		United Kingdom	circa 1948	LexisNexis / Westlaw	17
Attorney General v Cunningham	[1932] IR 28			circa 1932		18
Tolley v J S Fry & Sons Ltd	[1931] UKHL 1; [1931] AC 333; [1930] 1 KB 467; 145 LT 1	House of Lords	United Kingdom	23 Mar 1931	BAILII	83
Cassidy v Daily Mirror Newspapers Ltd	[1929] 2 KB 331		United Kingdom	circa 1929	LexisNexis / Westlaw	48
[1926] Act 68	[1926] Act 68		United Kingdom	circa 1926		1
Lord Ashburton v Pape	[1913] UKLawRpCh 80; [1913] 2 Ch 469; [1911-13] All ER 708	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	30 Jun 1913	CommonLII	149
[1912] 2 KB 374	[1912] 2 KB 374		United Kingdom	circa 1912	LexisNexis / Westlaw	1
[1908] Act 97	[1908] Act 97		United Kingdom	circa 1908		1
Hickman v Maisey	[1900] UKLawRpKQB 54; [1900] 1 QB 752		United Kingdom	16 Mar 1900	CommonLII	22
"The Right to Privacy"	(1890) 4 Harvard Law Review 193	Harvard Law Review	United States	circa 1890	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	121
Pollard v Photographic Co	(1888) 40 Ch D 345	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1888	LexisNexis / Westlaw	29
Attorney General v Edison Telephone Co of London	[1880] UKLawRpKQB 112; (1880) 6 QBD 244	Queen's Bench	United Kingdom	20 Dec 1880	CommonLII	30
[1875] Act 43	[1875] Act 43		United Kingdom	circa 1875		2
Gartside v Outram	(1857) 26 LJCh 113	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1857		112
Morison v Moat	[1851] EngR 790; (1851) 9 Hare 241; 68 ER 492; 267 H & Tw 28	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1851	CommonLII	56
Prince Albert v Strange	[1849] EngR 261; (1849) 1 Mac & G 25; (1849) 2 De G & Sm 652; (1849) 18 LJCh 120; (1849) 1 H & Tw 1; 41 ER 1171	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1849	CommonLII	77
US v Gregg	629 FSupp 958		United States		Westlaw	4
cert denied	486 US 1022; 100 L Ed 2d 227; 108 SCt 1995	United States Supreme Court	United States		Westlaw	59
Hirsch v SC Johnson & Son, Inc	280 NW2d 129; 90 Wis2d 379		United States - Wisconsin			10
222 CM 2439	222 CM 2439	Canadian Courts Martial	Canada		CanLII	1
Greensboro News Co	195 SE 55		United States			6
LaCrone v Ohio Bell Tel Co	182 NE2d 15; (1961) 114 Ohio App 299		United States			4
Dallessandro v Henry Holt & Co	166 NYS2d 805; 4 AD2d 470		United States - New York			2
162 Ne2d 726	162 NE2d 726; 193 NYS2d 635; 7 NY2d 7356		United States			1
Roach v Harper	105 SE2d 564; 143 WVa 869		United States			8
Pavesich v New England Life Ins Co	50 SE 68; 122 Ga 190; 69 LRA 101		United States - Georgia			31
Vegelahn v Guntner	44 NE 1077; 35 LRA 722; 167 Mass 92; 57 Am St Rep 443		United States			21
Rhodes v Graham	37 SW 2d 46; (1931) 238 Ky 225	US				8
17 Ehrr 93	17 EHRR 93	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			14
16 Ehrr 24	16 EHRR 24	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			1
15 Ehrr 197	15 EHRR 197	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			1
15 Ehrr 184	15 EHRR 184	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			1
13 Ehrr 242	13 EHRR 242	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			52
13 Ehrr 212	13 EHRR 212	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			19
Flores v Mosler Safe Co	7 NY2d 276; 164 NE2d 853; 196 NYS2d 975		United States - New York			6
1 Ehrr 524	1 EHRR 524	European Court of Human Rights	Europe			183
BVerfGE 66, 116	BVerfGE 66, 116	Bundesverfassungsgericht	Germany			3
BVerfGE 35, 202	BVerfGE 35, 202	Bundesverfassungsgericht	Germany			3
BVerfGE 34, 247; BGHZ 27, 284	BVerfGE 34, 247; BGHZ 27, 284	Bundesverfassungsgericht	Germany			1
BGHZ 73, 124	BGHZ 73, 124	Bundesgerichtshof	Germany			1
BGHZ 35, 363	BGHZ 35, 363	Bundesgerichtshof	Germany			4
BGHZ 26, 349	BGHZ 26, 349	Bundesgerichtshof	Germany			4
BGHZ 24, 72	BGHZ 24, 72	Bundesgerichtshof	Germany			1
Kerby v Hal Roach Studios			United States - California

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