On 16 February 2023, the Attorney-General’s Department released its highly anticipated Privacy Act Review Report 2022 (Report). The Report considers whether the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) remains fit for purpose in this digital economy where the personal information of individuals is collected and used for a myriad of purposes. Change to ‘personal information’ A major expected change …
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) regularly publishes reports on data breaches that have been reported to the commission under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme. This scheme was established in 2018 to improve protection of identifiable consumer information and improve the security standards for protecting personal information. Under the scheme, any organisation covered …
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The Federal Government last year released the terms of reference for a proposed review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act). The Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner, Angelene Faulk, has praised the proposed review as a “landmark opportunity” to update Australia’s privacy landscape and ensure it is equipped to respond to the “new …
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How does the Privacy Act apply to a workplace investigation? Workplace investigations are typically used to investigate matters such as misconduct, bullying accusations or breaches of an organisation’s Policies or Code of Conduct. Any workplace investigation involves balancing the sensitive nature of the allegations, and work health and safety obligations. However, it is also important …
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