Subj : Re: Hobbies?
To   : Nightfox
From : Vk3jed
Date : Wed Jun 12 2019 11:48 am

-=> On 06-11-19 16:57, Nightfox wrote to HusTler <=-

 Ni> I don't think spying on neighbors would be a commonly expected use case
 Ni> for a drone.  That probably falls into being a peeping tom, which is a
 Ni> separate category and could be done in other ways besides using a
 Ni> drone..  There are plenty of people who would want to use a drone for
 Ni> aerial photography, which (as far as I know) is not illegal in and of
 Ni> itself.

I think tha peeping Tom use would breach privacy, possibly stalking laws here. 
Another big gotcha in these parts is it's illegal to operate from land managed
by Parks Victoria, which precludes operation from state and national forests,
as well as many regional parks, historical sites and recreation areas. 
However, city owned facilities have no such restrictions, so it pays to check
carefully whose land youre operating from.  Getting it wrong could cost
thousands (I think the fine for flying a drone from PV managed land is around
$3k).

Unfortunately, this data is not easy to obtain in the field.  I found their
website not very mobile friendly, so the best way is to check your proposed
operating sites on a PC/Mac, before heading out to fly.  On a PC, you do get a
good map of Parks Victoria managed land.


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