Surveillance devices are currently used for many legitimate purposes, such as the use of CCTV cameras within a workplace or the monitoring of computer usage of employees by an employer. To ensure compliance with the Surveillance Devices Act 2016 (SA), workplaces should develop and make available to all employees clear policies regarding their use of surveillance devices, or obtain the consent of employees prior to use. There may be evidentiary issues should an employer attempt to rely in disciplinary proceedings against the employee, upon information obtained through the use of a surveillance device when the consent of the employee has not been obtained and/or there is no governing workplace policy.