Surveillance by the Australian Media, and Its Regulation

21 Pages Posted: 12 Aug 2012

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Roger Clarke

Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd; University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice; Australian National University (ANU)

Date Written: August 1, 2012

Abstract

The print and broadcast media make extensive use of surveillance in order to gather information for publication. It is vital to democracy that they do so. A proportion of the media's surveillance practices are, however, excessive and abusive of individuals' needs and reasonable expectations. An examination of Australian law shows that it provides almost no recourse against these excesses and abuses. Substantial change is necessary to create a regulatory environment in which balance is achieved.

Keywords: press regulation, physical surveillance, communications surveillance, dataveillance, location and tracking, media codes, the public interest

Suggested Citation

Clarke, Roger, Surveillance by the Australian Media, and Its Regulation (August 1, 2012). UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2012-32, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2128186

Roger Clarke (Contact Author)

Xamax Consultancy Pty Ltd ( email )

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University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice ( email )

Kensington, New South Wales 2052
Australia

Australian National University (ANU) ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia

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