Part 1: General Privacy Protections Section 8: Civil liability for certain unlawful interceptions
This section provides a right of redress through the civil courts for the sender or intended recipient of a communication in certain circumstances. The cause of action arises where a communication is intercepted, without lawful authority, in the course of its transmission by means of a private telecommunication system or by means of a public telecommunication system to or from apparatus that is part of a private telecommunication system.