Media release
Australian Law Reform Commission
Thursday 15 March 2007
Law Reformers ask Sydney to ‘have a say’ on business & privacy
Do privacy laws promote good business practices? Should employee records be covered by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)? Are privacy laws stopping you doing business? Should small business be subject to the same privacy rules
as large business? What rules should apply to personal information that is sent overseas?
Do privacy laws impose
an unwarranted compliance burden on business?
These are some of the questions the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) and the New South Wales Law
Reform Commission (NSWLRC) are considering in their review of Australia’s privacy laws. We would like to
hear from small, medium and large businesses, employees and customers about where privacy laws are working well and where they could be improved.
Is Privacy Good Business? Have Your Say
Privacy Inquiry Public Meeting
Monday, 19 March 2007
6:00pm-7:30pm
(Doors open at 5:30pm)
Corinthian Room, Sydney Masonic Centre
66 Goulburn St
Sydney NSW 2000
(wheelchair access available)
Confirmed speakers for the forum are:
• Professor Les McCrimmon, Commissioner-in-charge of ALRC Privacy Inquiry;
• Mr Malcolm Crompton, Managing Director, Information Integrity Solutions Pty Ltd and former
Federal Privacy Commissioner; and
• Professor Michael Tilbury, Commissioner-in-charge of NSWLRC Privacy Inquiry.
Each speaker will make a short presentation, leaving time for questions and comments from the audience.