CCTV privacy laws in South Australia: what we map and name
What CCTV Privacy Law Mapper maps for a camera at a site in South Australia, what it names without mapping, and what it leaves out. This is not every law that applies there.
- Jurisdiction
- South Australia, Australia
- Laws placed
- Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), when you say the Australian Privacy Act applies to you; on "not sure" its lines read as questions
- Date last read
- Held and read 29 Sep 2026
- Named, not quoted
- Australian Privacy Principle 3.3
- Read from a list as
au sa,south australia
Coverage here
Laws mapped and checked- Mapped
- Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)
- Named, not mapped
- Australian Privacy Principle 3.3
- The national or state layer
- The APPs are mapped when the Privacy Act applies to you. State listening device, surveillance device and workplace surveillance acts sit beside them; those named here are named, not mapped, and the others are not named.
Findings a camera here can raise
9 of the 18 can arise here- 1 Face matching or face recognition: biometric identification
- 5 No retention period set, or retention above the maximum you set
- 6 No signage or notice recorded
- 7 Footage stored outside the site's region: who can access it there?
- 10 Audio recorded
- 11 Camera covering a staff-only private area
- 13 No owner, or no list of who can view
- 14 Disclosures to police or insurers not logged
- 18 Employee records exemption: does it reach this footage?
Named, not quoted
- Australian Privacy Principle 3.3: consent to collect sensitive information, which includes biometric templates (Australia; named, not quoted)
These are named so you know to open them. We do not hold their text in full and the page does not state what they require beyond the one line above.
The clauses cited here
6 clausesAPP APP 1Open and transparent management of personal informationAPP 1 - Open and transparent management of personal information. Manage personal information in an open and transparent way, including having a clearly expressed and up-to-date APP privacy policy.
APP APP 3Collection of solicited personal informationAPP 3 - Collection of solicited personal information. Only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for the entity's functions or activities, by lawful and fair means.
APP APP 5Notification of the collection of personal informationAPP 5 - Notification of the collection of personal information. Notify individuals of the collection of their personal information and the matters set out in APP 5.
APP APP 6Use or disclosure of personal informationAPP 6 - Use or disclosure of personal information. Only use or disclose personal information for the purpose it was collected (primary purpose) or a permitted secondary purpose.
APP APP 8Cross-border disclosure of personal informationAPP 8 - Cross-border disclosure of personal information. Before disclosing personal information overseas, take reasonable steps to ensure the overseas recipient does not breach the APPs.
APP APP 11Security of personal informationAPP 11 - Security of personal information. Take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure, and destroy or de-identify it when no longer needed.