Privacy Act Review Report signals paradigm shift - Key things your business needs to know

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Julie Cheeseman

Partner
Australia

I am a partner in our Sydney office, where I specialise in media and technology disputes and advice.

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Kate Morton

Special Counsel
Australia

As a Special Counsel in our Tech & Comms, Commercial and Corporate Groups in Sydney, I advise our leading clients on a wide variety of technology, communications and IP law issues, where my experience as a software engineer and consultant gives me additional practical insight.

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Emma Croft

Senior Associate
Australia

I am a senior associate in our Dispute Resolution Group in Sydney, specialising in media and technology disputes, commercial litigation and privacy and cybersecurity advisory work.

Australia’s Attorney-General has today released the Privacy Act Review Report. The Report follows a two-year review of Australia’s outdated privacy laws and contains over 110 proposals which are designed to better align Australia’s laws with global standards of privacy protection and give individuals more control over their personal information. If implemented, the changes will have significant impact on existing privacy practices.

Given that the Report contains proposals which are new or have been reworked since the 2021 Discussion Paper, the Government is now undertaking further consultation.

Entities who do business in Australia are encouraged to carefully consider the impact of these proposals on their privacy practices so that practical implications can be raised and planned for before draft legislation is finalised by the Government. Feedback on the Report is due on 31 March 2023.

Key Proposals

Key proposals in the Report include:

  • the introduction of a controller/processor distinction;

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