Privacy Act

Senate Committee releases report on draft Australian Privacy Principles

15 June 2011

The Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee today released its 300 page report on the exposure drafts of Australian Privacy Amendment Legislation (Part 1 – Australian Privacy Principles).

The report is the culmination of the senate committee’s consideration of submissions on the exposure draft of the Australian Privacy Principles and its companion guide including ADMA’s submission.

The review of the privacy act is currently with the Senate Committee who is looking at changes to the privacy act in four separate parts including a section that will revise the combine the National Privacy Principles (that apply to the private sector) and the Information Privacy Principles (that apply to Federal government agencies) into a single set of Australian Privacy Principles.

The four parts of the review include examination of changes to:

1. The Australian Privacy Principles
2. Credit Reporting
3. Health Information
4. Powers of the Privacy Commissioner

The Senate Committee’s final report was due in July 2011 but has been deferred, with the agreement of the parliament, to 30 September 2011.

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ADMA makes submission on draft privacy bill

31 August 2010

The new proposed Australian Privacy Principles will reshape how industry handles personal information. The new draft legislation reflects the careful and consultative process adopted by the Australian Law Reform Commission, but also has a few issues that need to be resolved prior to the legislation being passed.

Click here for ADMA's submission.

Exposure draft of Australian Privacy Principles released

25 June 2010

The exposure draft of Austrlian Privacy Principles has been released. The Australian Privacy Principles consolidate the Information Privacy Principles (which apply to Commonwealth Government agencies) and the National Privacy Principles (which apply to the private sector).  The new Australian Privacy Principles will include a new, eleventh, privacy principle for Direct Marketing.

A senate committee will hold an inquiry into the exposure draft and will report by 1 July 2011. 

Click here for the submission.

Celebrating Privacy Awareness Week

05 April 2010

The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, is celebrating Privacy Awareness Week (2- 8 May) with a number of initiatives. All the initiatives are consistent with the theme ‘Privacy: It’s in your hands!”

Initiatives include providing an online tool that allows individuals to identify if they are at risk of identity theft and information on how to protect your privacy when using mobile phones.

For business, a privacy impact assessment guide for new project will be launched as well as guides to pubs and clubs for ID scanning.