State CCTV Guidelines
The new State CCTV Register was developed to capture CCTV cameras from businesses, local governments and members of the public in order to improve the community safety across WA. The newly enhanced register has a refreshed design and is more user friendly which can be accessed here: https://wastatecctvregister.police.wa.gov.au/ (*Recommended browser Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Apple Safari)
An online review identified a reference to the old register which may need to be updated. https://www.saiwa.asn.au/links/blue-iris/
For further assistance please contact the State CCTV Register via email State.CCTV.Register@police.wa.gov.au between Monday and Friday (08:00am – 4:00pm)
On April 23, 2020 the new Australian CCTV/VSS standards were released, covering video surveillance system requirements, transmission protocols, camera performance, application guidelines and more.
Adopted from IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards with the same titles. Australia is an IEC participant in the technical committee TC79 with local experts contributing to the development of these standards.
They are:
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 1-1: System requirements – General.
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 1-2: System requirements – Performance requirements for video transmission.
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 2-1: Video transmission protocols – General requirements.
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 2-2: Video transmission protocols – IP interoperability implementation based on HTTP and REST services.
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 3: Analog and digital video interfaces.
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 4: Application guidelines.
- AS/NZS 62676 Part 5: Data specifications and image quality performance for camera devices.
Western Australia Legislation for Video Surveillance Devices
This document is an analysis of the Western Australia Surveillance Devices Act 1998; its purpose is to highlight some widely held misconceptions regarding where video surveillance cameras can be installed and what can be recorded.
Download Western Australia Legislation for Video Surveillance Devices (PDF)
WESTERN AUSTRALIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) GUIDELINES
The West Australia Police are establishing a register of CCTV systems within the state, registration details will be held centrally in a protected database, the database will be used to map the location of CCTV systems for use by Police investigators. CCTV footage is an invaluable tool for investigators and we are seeking your help to find out where these CCTV systems are.
