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.
- Global Privacy Assembly Reference Panel: APPA is pleased to promote the Global Privacy Assembly’s call for interest for members for its Reference Panel. The Assembly is a global forum composed of over 130 data protection and privacy authorities. It meets annually and has a number of working groups.The Reference Panel will provide the Assembly with expert knowledge and practical expertise on data protection and privacy. It will be composed of stakeholders from a wide variety of sectors and backgrounds. More information about this opportunity, along with directions for applying, are available on this page of the GPA website. Applications should be directed to the GPA Secretariat. They are due March 20.
- Speech to the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act
- Statement from Commissioner McEvoy concerning section 25 complaint received from several First Nations
- Commissioner welcomes ruling on Facebook application
- New privacy resource: When do Australian Government agencies need to conduct a privacy impact assessment?
- Special report issues ‘wake-up call’ over government’s routine violation of access to information timelines
- Statement on reported data breach involving NSW driver licences
- Commissioner to release special report on BC government’s timeliness in response to access to information requests
- Corporate Plan 2020-21 sets out OAIC strategic priorities
- Scams Awareness Week 2020 — Be yourself. Don’t let a scammer be you
- LifeLabs agrees to comply with privacy commissioners’ orders, but challenges release of investigation report
- Appearance before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) on contact tracing applications
- Privacy in the news (10 – 16 April 2020)
- Privacy in the news (3 – 9 April 2020)
- No judgement due to elapse of time - Watson v Employers Mutual Limited
- "DHB blames privacy for not revealing where Covid-19 cases are"
- Privacy in the news (27 March – 2 April 2020)
- Second Edition of Model AI Governance Framework Now Available
- Response to Public Consultation on Data Portability and Data Innovation
- New Commission's Decisions on 9 January 2020
- New Commission's Decisions on 5 December 2019