There are gaps in the state's rules governing surveillance devices and privacy, the Queensland Law Reform Commission has argued while calling for a ban on secretly recording private conversations.

In July 2018, Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath tasked the QLRC with examining the issue of modernising laws around the use of surveillance devices and protecting privacy in the context of emerging technologies.

The Queensland Law Reform Commission is reviewing the laws around surveillance devices in Queensland

"Each and every day we are seeing advances in smartphone technology, drone capability as well as tracking and data surveillance devices," she said at the time.

"This begs the question of whether the right balance is in place between protecting the privacy of Queenslanders and the legitimate use of these technologies."