# Accessing video recordings

> act-s261AKB — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

261AKB Accessing video recordings
          (1) A person commits an offence if:
               (a) the person accesses a video recording; and
               (b) the person is not authorised under section 261AKC to access
                   the video recording for the purpose for which the person
                   accessed it.
               Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years, or 120 penalty units, or both.
          (2) This section does not apply if the access is through the provision of
              a video recording that is a permitted provision.
               Note:      A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in
                          subsection (2) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).