Protection of privacy is an ever-growing area of concern in the digital age. While there is no current tort for breach of privacy, there are statutory provisions which govern the collection, use and disclosure of private information. Commonwealth Legislation Commonwealth agencies and organisations with an annual turnover of more than $3 million are covered under […]
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State government agencies are covered by their own State privacy laws. In NSW, this is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act). Also, there is The Health Records Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act). Section 27 of the PPIP Act exempts certain bodies from complying with the IPPs. Those agencies are: The
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Currently, there is no common law action (i.e. a right to sue) for a privacy breach. However, if the organisation you’re complaining about falls under NSW or Commonwealth laws, there are statutory remedies available. NSW or Australian-based law? The most important thing to do first, is to figure out if the organisation you want to
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A 16-year-old child attempted to end his life while left alone in a cell at Don Dale Detention Centre. The boy’s family has revealed that authorities took him to Royal Darwin Hospital twice in one week for self-harming. Don Dale suicide attempt: Child discharged from hospital, goes into isolation According to the family, the boy
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