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Learn moreSenate Committee releases report on draft Australian Privacy Principles
Regulatory
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:
- The Australian Privacy Principles
- Credit Reporting
- Health Information
- 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.
Click here for a copy of the report
