Kirsty Needham The NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell says the government is prepared to legislate to ensure the continued use of CCTV cameras on NSW streets after a surprise ruling by a tribunal found they breach privacy.
"CCTV has proven essential in assisting police – most recently in the brutal rape and murder of Melbourne woman Jill Meagher," said Mr O'Farrell today.
Shoalhaven Council was forced to turn off its CCTV cameras in the Nowra CBD yesterday after a decision by the Adminstrative Decisions Tribunal that a man's privacy had been breached.
"CCTV is a vital tool in the fight against crime and I am determined to ensure they remain so," Mr O'Farrell said.
"I've asked the Attorney General to seek urgent advice on the implications and whether legislative amendments are required to validate the continued use of CCTV."