A coalition of privacy and consumer groups, including the Australian Privacy Foundation and the Australian Consumers Association, has warned that a privacy disaster is looming for Australia following the Government's surprising announcement to abandon privacy legislation for the private sector....
Australian Privacy Amendment Legislation and Companion Guide Exposure DraftsAnneMarie AllgrovePatrick Fair
The key privacy legislation in Australia applying to Insightly and the services we provide is the Privacy Act 1988. The Privacy Act applies to private sector organizations operating in Australia and details a national standard for the collection, use and disclosure, quality and security of “Personal...
the the seven-page submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security on the "Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018," arguing for clarity on the bill's aims, and encouraging the government to avoid going down the rout...
On 10 December 2020, the Australian government introduced the Security Legislation Amendment Bill to broaden the definition of critical infrastructures in the SOCI Act. This amendment broadens the application of the SOCI Act to 11 classes of critical infrastructures including: Communications Data storage...
Hackers do exist, and so does the possibility that the government can change the legislation or amend any policy at any point in the future. A new law may allow the data to be treated less securely or released without de-identification. There is no law against changing the law! There is...
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Australian Data Privacy Laws: By Industry In addition to region-specific privacy legislation, Australia also enforces protections to citizens within specific markets. For example, within the telecommunications industry, Australia has enacted two laws; The Telecommunications Act 1997, which “regulates the...
Lizzie O’Shea, chair of the Digital Rights Watch charity, which aims to uphold the digital rights of Australians, said she was appalled by the process and limited timeframe the government used to pass such significant and contentious legislation. ...
Lizzie O’Shea, chair of the Digital Rights Watch charity, which aims to uphold the digital rights of Australians, said she was appalled by the process and limited timeframe the government used to pass such significant and contentious legislation. ...