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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 10 Hansard (14 October) . . Page.. 3215 ..
Mr Humphries (continuing):
When this set of questions was put in 1996, some government agencies advised that they did not have signs erected alerting the public to the use of CCTV in the area. All agencies were advised at that time of the Government policy that such signs should be erected, and the relevant agencies .agreed that they would respond accordingly.
Apart from this aspect, another change has been the installation of a number of new closed circuit television cameras. (See part 1 of the response) I now set out the position as at October 1996 with amendments relating to signage, the installation of new cameras and additional information from the Department of Education and Community Services.
The Assembly should note that the response relies upon a broad definition of public place, to include: places that are in the public domain, such as the Belconnen bus interchange; places whose business relies upon being open to the public, such as the Canberra Casino and the CIT; as well as places that are accessible to the public but are not expected to be frequented regularly by large numbers of the public, such as the Emergency Service Bureau offices in Curtin. In the latter case some of the CCTV cameras at such sites are to alert internal staff that external staff or clients wish to gain access to the building, and while the cameras serve a security function, their primary purpose relates to access.
Part 1:
(1) Where in the ACT are closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras currently
located in public places?
City Police Station, the Winchester Centre, the Tuggeranong and Gungahlin police stations - The AFP. However, this does not include cameras used for operational purposes.The Emergency Service Headquarters Building in North Curtin - the Emergency Services Bureau.
Woden, Civic and Belconnen Interchanges - ACTION.
West Belconnen and Mugga landfills - Waste Management.
Casino Canberra Ltd - the Casino Authority.
Canberra Hospital and Calvary Hospital in the Xavier Building, Calvary Hospital in the Marion Building, Calvary Hospital in the Emergency Department.
The ACT Department of Health Building - cameras in the basement, ground floor and levels 1, 2 and 3.
The Hospice - one camera in the Mother Mary Cottage and two monitoring the doors to the hospice.
The ACT Legislative Assembly - public and members entrances.
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