Police at 59 stations around Victoria will receive the cameras, which are worn on an officer’s uniform to record video and audio evidence of their encounters.

Victoria Police said the first round of camera distribution was focused on the north west and south west of the state.

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Police said all front line police and PSOs in Victoria would get body worn cameras by 2020.

The body worn camera technology will be introduced to general duties and highway patrol officers from the rank of sergeant down in September and October around the state.

Police said when trialed in Epping and Ballarat, recordings from the cameras were instrumental in securing guilty pleas in at least four court cases.

Police will be able to record family violence victim statements as evidence, after new legislation was passed on August 23.

Victoria Police said it supports the legislation, and will work with stakeholders to confirm when it will begin using it.

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Around 11,000 police are expected to eventually wear the cameras, by the time the rollout is complete in 2020.

Police will turn the cameras on when they are exercising police powers, collecting evidence, or when it will provide transparency in an interaction.

Police said they would make more announcements about the deployment of cameras in the next few months.