Inquiry

Privacy - Serious Invasions

12.06.2013

Terms of Reference

Serious invasions of privacy in the digital era I, Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Attorney-General of Australia, having regard to: the extent and application of existing privacy statutes the rapid growth in capabilities and use of information, surveillance and communication technologies community perceptions of privacy relevant international standards and the desirability of consistency in laws affecting

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12.06.2013

Serious Invasions of Privacy

This inquiry considered both prevention and remedies for serious invasions of privacy and included a detailed legal design of a tort for serious invasions of privacy.

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09.05.2012

Timetable

Terms of Reference received – 12 June 2013 Research and consultation – August 2013 Release of Issues Paper – late September 2013 Closing date for submissions to the Issues Paper – 11 November 2013 Release of Discussion Paper – late March 2014 Closing date for submissions to the Discussion Paper – 12 May 2014 Final Report delivered

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