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@BONNIE L said:
In my experience, definitely against the rules (don’t have actual reference, and am sure there will be one somewhere) to record or photograph anyone without their permission. Invasion of privacy suggests one reason.
There is no general right to privacy under Australian law however, there are specific areas such as usage or the activity being recorded (something that you might reasonably expect to be private – like taking a bath or doing the Macarena in the nude in your bedroom).
The law on recording conversations goes back to the early days of the first mechanical recordings of sound. It has not been properly updated to include video or indeed, the Internet.
Also, I believe that if you tell someone you are recording a conversation, you have their tacit approval if they keep talking without saying they don’t want to be recorded. The implications for a general meeting are potentially troublesome.