Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill

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ACCAN recently submitted to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill.

ACCAN supports the proposed amendments that will:

  • Increase the maximum penalties applicable for repeated breaches of privacy and strengthen financial incentives for data holders to comply with their privacy obligations.
  • Enhance the powers of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to gather information concerning privacy breaches and to issue new infringement notices.
  • Strengthen the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme to ensure the OAIC has comprehensive knowledge concerning information compromised due to an eligible data breach.
  • Enhance the ability of the Australian Communications and Media Authority to share information with non-corporate Commonwealth entities to support the enforcement of Commonwealth law.

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