The submissions made to the review emphasized the need for more effective enforcement mechanisms to increase individuals' control over their personal information and as a form of deterrence. This article reviews the recent amendments to thePrivacy Actand explains their effect. It comments upon the ...
A looming federal election brings uncertainty over the Australian privacy law review and questions about whether new regulations will align with Europe’s GDPR. Credit: Mlenny / Getty Images Privacy law in Australia is currently being reviewed, part of the government’s response to the Australian...
With over two years of work under both Labor and Liberal governments and several rounds of extensive consultation under its belt, the Government will be in a position to push its ambitious privacy and data security agenda – and will be under pressure to pass meaningful reforms before the Federa...
Data privacy laws in Australia are changing for the first time since 1988 in the wake of high-profile data breaches. Damien Murray, Lead Solution Engineer at Salesforce explains why businesses need to act now to comply with the updates or risk their bottom line and reputation. Damien Murray J...
In February 2023, the Attorney General’s Department released a Privacy Act Review Report with116 recommendationsaimed at aligning Australia’s privacy laws with international standards, such as theGeneral Data Protection Regulation(GDPR). The government agreed to many of these recommendations, with legi...
The Australian Law Reform Commission completed a Report on Privacy in 1983, including a Draft Bill. The Australian government introduced a Privacy Bill in 1986, closely coupled with a Bill to introduce a national identification scheme. It lapsed. A significantly revised Bill was introduced in late...
Some would say that if the government wants to link all the data about each person, even against the will of the public, it might be better done by the ABS, as they are obliged to provide at least some privacy protections. However, the problem with giving such task to the ABS is in...
Similar to the Australian privacy principles, New Zealand law lays out 12 information privacy principles (NZ IPPs) for the proper handling of personal information of Kiwi citizens, and these principles can be found athttp://privacy.org.nz/information-privacy-principles. The Act and 12 IPPs presum...
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Apple also advises insufficient judicial review can reduce customer trust and security, arguing there is concern that an independent judicial review is not required before the government could issue a technical assistance notice (TAN) or capability notice (TCN). The UK's Investigatory Powers Act is...