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Monday 11 August

Media Release: 'Australia must rewrite privacy laws for the Information Age'

Detailed Privacy Briefing Notes on 10 key areas:

1. Simplifying and harmonising privacy law and practice
2. Technology-neutral privacy principles should govern rapidly developing ICT
3. New cross-border privacy laws—greater certainty for all Australians
4. Rationalisation and clarification of exemptions to the Privacy Act
5. Improved complaint handling and enforcement
6. Introducing a mandatory data breach notification scheme.
7. Reform of the credit reporting system
8. Protecting Health Information in the Digital Age
9. Children, young people and privacy
10. A statutory clause of action for serious invasions of privacy: getting the balance right

To view or download the ALRC's Privacy Report click here

For a summary of the ALRC's review of Australian Privacy Laws click here

To view and download speeches from the ALRC Privacy Final Report Launch

• Attorney-General Robert McClelland, Launch of ALRC 108

• David Weisbrot, President ALRC and Les McCrimmon, ALRC Commissioner

To order a CD Rom or hardcopy of the ALRC's Privacy Report click here

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