Flurry of activity in the Privacy Act review, including tougher penalties and new online privacy framework

By Nick Abrahams (AU), Scott Atkins (AU), Ka-Chi Cheung, Anna Gamvros, Peter Mulligan (AU), Benjamin Kende, Jim Lennon (AU) & Ross Phillipson on November 25, 2021

This article was co-authored with India Bennett.

After months of anticipation regarding the ongoing review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Federal Government has galvanized the Australian privacy landscape with two significant developments.

Firstly, the Government has released a

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Data breach notification places cyber-risk at the top of the agenda

By Nick Abrahams (AU) & Jim Lennon (AU) on December 9, 2015

The bar is to be raised yet again for privacy compliance in Australia. Cyber-risk has become a key agenda item for boards for the public sector, and the impending mandatory data breach notification regime is set to propel cyber-risk to the top of the agenda.

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Flurry of activity in the Privacy Act review, including tougher penalties and new online privacy framework

Data breach notification places cyber-risk at the top of the agenda

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