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Western Australia requires consent, or a narrow lawful-interests justification, to record a private conversation, even your own, under the Surveillance Devices Act 1998 s.5. There is no personal-use exception.
The NT's Surveillance Devices Act 2007 only prohibits recording a private conversation you are not part of, so a participant is outside the offence. Penalties, publication rules, and intimate image offences under primary-source verified law.
NSW prohibits recording a private conversation without consent, but a broad personal-use exception under s.7(3)(b) of the Surveillance Devices Act 2007 covers most private recording. Penalties reach $33,000 or 5 years imprisonment.
Queensland's Invasion of Privacy Act 1971 only prohibits recording a private conversation you are not part of, so a participant is outside the offence. No general video law exists. Penalties, publishing rules, and the 2025 federal tort explained.
No single EU recording law exists. Each member state sets its own criminal consent rules. GDPR, the EU AI Act, and Directive 2024/1385 apply on top. Full country table, police-recording rights, deepfake obligations, and links to all 25 EU country spokes.
Slovakia requires consent to record under Civil Code s.12(1). Recording without consent, then disclosing it, is a crime under Criminal Code s.377, up to 5 years.
Kenya has no one-party consent statute. Learn how the CMCA 2018, Data Protection Act 2019, and Constitution govern recording in Kenya, with real ODPC enforcement cases and the 2026 BAKE ruling.
Bangladesh requires all-party consent for recording. Learn the rules under the Telecommunication Act 2001, Cyber Security Ordinance 2025, Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025, and penalties.
Pakistan requires all-party consent to record calls and conversations under PECA 2016 and a landmark March 2026 Supreme Court ruling. Learn penalties, PECA 2025 changes, and workplace rules.
Uruguay follows one-party consent for recording. Código Penal Arts. 296-300, Ley 20327 cybercrime updates, Ley 18.331 data protection, URCDP workplace rules, and EU adequacy decision explained.
Finland is a one-party consent country under Criminal Code Ch. 24. Learn Finnish recording rules, GDPR obligations, NCII law, AI Act deepfake rules, and criminal penalties.
Sweden permits one-party consent recording under Brottsbalken Ch. 4 §9a. Full guide: GDPR, Dataskyddslagen, workplace rules, voyeurism, deepfake, AI Act, and penalties.