Tag: privacy commissioner

Govt to appoint standalone privacy commissioner

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A standalone Privacy Commissioner will be appointed by the Albanese government to complement the role of the Information Commissioner as the volume and complexity of privacy issues arising from...

Mandatory data breach notification laws enter NSW Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Legislation to establish NSW’s long-promised mandatory data breach notification scheme for public sector entities has been introduced to Parliament, bringing Australia’s first state-based reporting regime closer to reality. Attorney-General...

Hit by ransomware? You really need to report it

Posted on   |  by David Batch
Opinion: The verdict is in: if you’ve been a victim of a ransomware attack, you will almost certainly be required to report the breach to the Privacy Commissioner and...

Standalone FOI Commissioner to be appointed

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A standalone Freedom of Information Commissioner will be appointed to work alongside the Privacy Commissioner, with the government to finally meet its legislative requirements in separating the positions. Angelene...

NSW to introduce data breach notification laws

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
NSW is set to become the first Australian state or territory to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme, following a serious cyber incident last year. NSW public sector...

Privacy office is still ‘severely underfunded’

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Australia’s regulator for privacy and freedom of information missed all but one of its performance goals in the last year, leading to concerns the agency is “severely underfunded” and...

Privacy chief calls for more funds

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A lack of funding has led to increasing delays and backlogs at the national privacy and information watchdog, with skyrocketing FOI and privacy complaints. The Office of the Australian...