[TheList] Help With The Radiocommunications Act 1989

Sat Jan 26 20:05:07 AEDT 2019

Section 133A of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 (http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0148/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM197387) states :-

Offence to disclose contents of radiocommunications

(1)

Every person commits an offence against this Act who receives a radiocommunication and who, knowing that the radiocommunication was not intended for that person,—

(a)

makes use of the radiocommunication or any information derived from that radiocommunication; or

(b)

reproduces or causes or permits to be reproduced the radiocommunication or information derived from that radiocommunication; or

(c)

discloses the existence of the radiocommunication.

On 26/01/2019 9:45 PM, Leith Cullen <leithacullen at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,

As you may or may not have heard, but the Auckland Fire Dispatch commutations was being broadcasted on a place called Broadcastify, unfortunately the telecommunication manager at fire and emergency sent a take down notice to them witch ended up shutting down the feed along with the EAS that was also being broadcasted as well.

They said that we have legislation that inhibits anyone who does receive radio communications from acting on them unless they are specifically intended for that person.

But I can’t actually find that anywhere in the Radiocommunications Act.

Can someone enlighten me?  Thanks.

Leith – ZL1LAC
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