BWV Flashcards
Primary purpose of BWV? What prcinples do we follow when using?
Capture real-time information and evidence
- Common sense, experience and good judgement to be used
Legislation for BWV?
Surveillance device act 2007
Where can record?
Public/private/vehicles.
What to do when recording
Advise they are being recorded, as soon as reasonably practicable.
Legislation for storage?
State Records Act 1998.
Five guiding principles? ERSSI
- Used by NSWP in lawful execution of duties. Use judgement, be obvious, overt.
- Use to record events, incidents, evidence.
- Supports conventional forms of evidence gathering, not replace.
- Securely processed and managed with legislation/policy
- NSWP to provide general information to public on BWV.
Who should use?
Uniform
proactive
investigators
What to take into account when using? 8 things
PONVACCO
- Officer safety
- Need to capture evidence
- accountability
- community expectations
- Contentious situations
- Vulnerable people
- Protection for offenders and community
- other relevant factors
What to say?
I am wearing a BWV camera and our conversation and your actions are being recorded. Do you understand that?
When to use?
- When would normally use notebook to record info.
- Capture and record relevant material
- When exercising power or function
- First response crime and incident investigation.
- Licensed premises inspections/patrols
- Anti-social behaviour
- Vehicle stops
- Relevant conversations with members of public
- investigations, incidents, criminal proceedings, valuable info
- Situations of use of force
- NOT warrant entries.
- Strip searches.
Use during searches?
Y - dignity maintained.
Strip searches Y
Recording 45 degree angle from rear.
Tags for BWV?
EVidence
WHS
Complaint
Viewing of BWV
May be offered to defence
SHOULD be before plea
under supervision
Supervisors
- Auditing/compliance
Random dip samples
Release of BWV
- Subpoena
- GIPPA
- LECC
- Coordinated through media.
