Are Secret Recordings Admissible In Family Law Proceedings?
August 2022 | Ashley Lovelock A question frequently asked by clients is whether they can rely on recordings they have taken on their phone of their ex-partner or children and whether such recordings can be put into evidence and considered by a Judge in their final hearing. What does the legislation say? In NSW the recording of a private conversation is prohibited under the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW)[1]. The Act states that a person must not knowingly install,