Privacy

The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act) established the Commonwealth Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, which came into effect on 22 February 2018.

Privacy Case note: CRP v Department of Family and Community Services [2017] NSWCATAD 164

Personal information in NSW privacy legislation is any information or opinion about an individual whose identity is ‘apparent or can reasonably be ascertained’.

The Privacy Commissioner's submissions to relevant inquiries, bills and discussion papers, and presentations and speeches.

The Privacy Awareness Month 2017 theme for NSW: How healthy is your privacy?

This year NSW is celebrating Privacy Awareness Month (PAM) under the theme: ‘How healthy is your privacy?’.

Privacy Awareness Month (PAM) is an annual initiative of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA), of which the NSW Privacy Commissioner is a member.