ACCAN recently submitted to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee to comment on the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 [Provisions] (the Bill).
ACCAN supports the Bill as a first step to modernising Australia’s privacy protections. However, Australian consumers have poor privacy protections by international standards and further reforms are needed now. ACCAN urges the Government to address all the remaining recommendations from the Attorney-General’s privacy report to ensure that Australians receive the same minimum privacy protections enjoyed by the rest of the world.
ACCAN recommends that the Government:
- Commit to a timeline for delivery of the full recommendations of the Attorney-General’s privacy review by 1 July 2025.
- Introduce further legislation to progress key privacy reforms by 1 July 2025 (see submission for details).
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ACCAN submission to Privacy Amendment Bill 2024 Consultation297.48 KB
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ACCAN submission to Privacy Amendment Bill 2024 Consultation211.06 KB