Thread: Your rights as a photographer - NSW

a lot of interesting reading there.....

years ago (5 or 6) at several kids soccer matchs i was aproached by officals telling me to delete all photos and stop using the camera.......i challanged them at the time and laid out my reasons, i aways asked for the supervisor or perspn in charge and in every case i was allowed to continue taking photos, mainly because i don't think they fully knew the rules.....neither did I, i always respected that they were just a mum or dad helping the club out on the day

i did read above where NSW soccer reversed the rules, maybe queensland did too

i now often take >200 pics every other saturday at the kids sporting events....nobody even blinks an eye now.....even at swimming carnivals every man and his dog has their camera

Indeed a very interesting paper.... maybe not all of a photographer's rights have yet been taken away, I had heard that NSW National Parks was after a fee for any photo of their (our) land or views that gets published.

The paper doesn't however address the rapidly growing issue of taking photos/video remotely from UAVs, some of which are now very small and being used by paperazzi OS.

microdrones UAV - platform for aerial inspections, aerial video, aerial photography,

It would seem, that as far as the law is concerned, the horse has bolted.

UAVs can been covertly flown over fences, around buildings etc

I have been carrying a copy of "Street Photographers Rights" in my camera bag for a few years now (never needed it, or even come close) it was published in 2007 by the Arts Law Centre of Australia.

This looks like an updated version.


Martyn

The document is well worth a read though, as I've had issues with photography in other countries in the past, to the point of having film confiscated. Always good to keep up to speed on what you are and are not allowed to do.

Cheers Tusker,

Very interesting read. Kerry and I became grandperents not so long ago and I remember being quite uncomfortable taking photos of our grandson at the beach. It's nice to know your rights and just to know that there is some common sense left.

Cheers

Nino

The bit listed about it being OK to take photographs in a railway station is incorrect,at least in NSW.Since 9/11 and still under the current threat level,it is against the law to take photographs on railway stations and on rail property.Anyone wishing to take photographs on rail property has to first apply to the Media liaison officer to obtain permission.

Just me? Or have a whole heap of posts gone missing?

Originally Posted by LowRanger

The bit listed about it being OK to take photographs in a railway station is incorrect,at least in NSW.Since 9/11 and still under the current threat level,it is against the law to take photographs on railway stations and on rail property.Anyone wishing to take photographs on rail property has to first apply to the Media liaison officer to obtain permission.

Maybe - RailCorps web site is all over the place - as a hobby photographer you apply to the station where you wish to film/photograph, this however is listed under 'commercial' photography, you pay $110 fee and need $20million public liability, but RailCorp are committed to committed to the NSW Government's Film Friendly Principles

Easier to just rock up and take the photos - never been questioned before. (or stand just outside the fence)

The only place I've ever had any hassles was inside Caltex Refinery at Kurnell (2005), but that only involved showing the pics to the refinery manager and agreeing not to publish them, getting in is the hard bit though.

Have had to surrender all cameras/phones etc though when inside ANSTO reactor area.


Martyn