New resources from Practical Law Commercial: Legal update, Commonwealth government releases Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper for public consultation and Article, Privacy Act review: Summary of proposed reforms from the Discussion Paper
The Legal update, Commonwealth government releases Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper for public consultation provides a brief overview of the nature and scope of the reforms proposed by the Discussion Paper. It also considers the recent release of the exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (Cth) and associated materials for public consultation. The update links to Practical Law’s more comprehensive summary of the Discussion Paper: Article, Privacy Act review: Summary of proposed reforms from the Discussion Paper. This Article provides a background to the Privacy Act review and an overview of the comprehensive reforms proposed in the Discussion Paper. In addition, the Article highlights key issues that the Attorney-General's Department has raised for further public consultation and links out to Practical Law's Data protection and privacy resources where these resources will assist with understanding the proposed privacy reforms.
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