News

The following news feed provides an overview of the current activities and news from APPA members.

The articles on this page are updated regularly from members’ news and media pages. If you have any questions or concerns about the content contained in the articles, please contact the respective member. You can locate members’ details underneath each article or on our Contact us page.

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OAIC expands oversight role as privacy safeguards for COVIDSafe app made law
Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published on 2020-05-13
Consumer Data Right Compliance and Enforcement Policy released
Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published on 2020-05-07
Privacy guardians issue joint statement on COVID-19 contact tracing applications
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on 2020-05-07
COVID-19
Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published on 2020-05-06
Joint statement on COVID-19 and the duty to document
Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published on 2020-05-06
Reboot your privacy this Privacy Awareness Week
Source: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published on 2020-05-01
Speech to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on 2020-04-28
Decision of the Commissioner: Extension of time for public bodies to respond to access requests
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on 2020-04-22
Statement from BC’s Information and Privacy Commissioner on freedom of information during the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on 2020-04-22
Privacy in the news (10 – 16 April 2020)
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on 2020-04-16
Privacy in the news (3 – 9 April 2020)
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on 2020-04-08
No judgement due to elapse of time - Watson v Employers Mutual Limited
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on 2020-04-08
"DHB blames privacy for not revealing where Covid-19 cases are"
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on 2020-04-06
Privacy in the news (27 March – 2 April 2020)
Source: Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) Published on 2020-04-02
Decision of the Commissioner: Extension of time for public bodies to respond to access requests
Source: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Published on 2020-03-18
Second Edition of Model AI Governance Framework Now Available
Source: Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore Published on 2020-01-21
Response to Public Consultation on Data Portability and Data Innovation
Source: Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore Published on 2020-01-19
New Commission's Decisions on 9 January 2020
Source: Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore Published on 2020-01-08
New Commission's Decisions on 5 December 2019
Source: Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore Published on 2019-12-04
New Commission's Decisions on 4 November 2019
Source: Personal Data Protection Commission Singapore Published on 2019-11-03