Surveillance

Question 1

What is surveillance?

Answer 1

Is planned and directed activity. Either co-overt or overt for the purpose of:

• OBSERVING, and any RECORDING of that observation,
  of people, vehicles, places and things.
• ASCERTAINING (tracking) the location of a thing or
  person or whether a thing has been interfered or
  tampered with.
• INTERCEPTING a private communication

Question 2

S&S regulates only those surveillance activites undertaken by means of a device. It establishes clear boundaries for lawful USE of SURVEILLANCE device, what are those situations?

Answer 2

• Where TRESPASS is not involved
• Where TRESPASS is involved
• Where WARRANTLESS powers exist

Question 3

What must you do around the risks involved with surveillance work?

Answer 3

Must:

• Identified
• Assessed
• Considered in the planning BEFORE surveillance is executed.

Then apply TENR

• Threat
• Exposure
• Necessity
• Response (Reduce Risk)

Question 4

What is a surveillance device?

Answer 4

• Device that assists and enhances your normal capabilities to carry out the surveillance.

Question 5

Name a surveillance device(s)?

Answer 5

One or more of the following:

• Visual surveillance device
• Interception device
• Tracking device

Question 6

What is a VISUAL device?

Answer 6

a) means any

• Electronic
• Mechanical
• Electromagnetic
• Optical or Electromagnetic Optical Instrument,
• Apparatus
• Equipment
• Or other device that is used to observe or record

A PRIVATE ACTIVITY - BUT

b) does not include any spectacles, contact lenses, or similar device used to correct subnormal vision of the user to no better than normal vision.

Question 7

What are situations required under section 46 for a private activity to be observed using a surveillance device warrant?

Answer 7

Observations of private activity in private premises, AND any recording of that observation, by means of a visual surveillance device.

Question 8

What are situations where a visual observations can be made without a SDW?

Answer 8

• Situations of emergency or urgency (must still be reported online) AND
• Actives that do not require a warrant

Question 9

Private Lands and Goods

Explain what the Act restricts surveillance?

Answer 9

It restricts surveillance on private land, activity where people ought to reasonably expect are private.

Question 10

Private Premises - explain it?

Answer 10

Means private dwelling house, a marae and other that are not within the definition of non-private premises.

Question 11

Non private premises - define it?

Answer 11

Places or parts of places where members of public access

Question 12

Private Activity - define it?

Answer 12

It acknolwedges the fundamental of human rights. A participant of a private acitivity ought to reasonably expect the activity is private.