Push to put Australia on ‘dual-track’ privacy compliance path


Joseph Brookes
Senior Reporter

Australians would lose a planned right to have their data erased by companies and existing privacy laws would be loosened in a bid to revive business productivity that the government will consider later this month.

The proposal from the Productivity Commission would allow businesses to opt for a new compliance pathway that focuses on outcomes to fulfil their legal obligations, rather than current controls-based rules.

It would create a ‘dual-track’ …

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