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New Zealand's Search and Surveillance Act 2012 received Royal Assent on 5 April 2012, after being introduced in 2009. The three-year gap between the introduction of the Bill into Parliament and assent indicates the extent of the debates that occurred over the proposed extension of search and surveillance powers held by the State.
The right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure is well-recognised by the international human rights community. [1] Section 21 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (NZBoRA 1990) incorporates this right into New Zealand law, stating that: "Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, property, or correspondence or otherwise."
The Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Act 2011 is an Act of Parliament passed in New Zealand in 2011. The law is a response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Hamed & Ors v. R, [1] and is intended to legalise surveillance ruled unlawful by the courts.
After The Herald and Newstalk ZB made reports about the concerns of these cameras, Beijing's representatives in New Zealand accused the two of having a "cold-war mentality", accusing "forces" of "deliberately launching a propaganda campaign against China in countries including New Zealand, with the sole purpose of smearing and discrediting ...
In accordance with New Zealand law and all human rights obligations recognised by New Zealand law; With integrity and professionalism; and; In a manner that facilitates effective oversight; d. Ensuring that the powers of the agencies are subject to institutional oversight and appropriate safeguards.
Hamed & Ors v. R [2011] NZSC 101 [1] was a decision by the Supreme Court of New Zealand which ruled on the admissibility of video surveillance. The ruling held that evidence collected using criminal trespass on private land to conduct covert surveillance under a warrant is only admissible for serious crimes.
Dareton police search the vehicle of a suspected drug smuggler in Wentworth, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, near the border with Victoria.. Search and seizure is a procedure used in many civil law and common law legal systems by which police or other authorities and their agents, who, suspecting that a crime has been committed, commence a search of a person's property and ...
In 2023, the New Zealand Parliament passed legislation empowering the New Zealand Police to disrupt criminal and gang activity by amending four laws: the Crimes Act 1961, Land and Transport Act 1998, Search and Surveillance Act 2012, and the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009.