Legislation introduced to the Queensland Parliament on Thursday will establish a mandatory data breach notification scheme for the state’s government agencies, addressing recommendations made half a decade ago.
If passed, the government’s Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 would establish requirements for agencies to notify affected individuals and the state’s privacy watchdog of eligible data breaches that would likely result in serious harm.
A similar scheme exists at …
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