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Senate documents
Senate File Listings: July - December 2004
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Senate File Listings: July - December 2005
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Senate File Listings: July - December 2006
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Senate File Listings: July - December 2007
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Senate File Listings: July - December 2008
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Senate File Listings: July - December 2009
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2004
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2005
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2006
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2007
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2008
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2009
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2002 - June 2003
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2003 - June 2004
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2004 - June 2005
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2005 - June 2006
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2006 - June 2007
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2007 - June 2008
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2008 - June 2009
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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2009 - June 2010
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Speeches
4th Annual Anti-Money Laundering Forum
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Speech by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to the Australian Bankers'' Association Inc., Sydney, 14 March 2008.
A Global Culture that Respects Privacy
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Welcome Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the 25th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Sydney, 10 September 2003.
A Practical Approach to Developing Privacy Codes
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delivered by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to a Gilbert and Tobin seminar, 14 June 2001
Access and Privacy: Getting the Balance Right
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A speech delivered by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the Australian Court Administrators Group - Courts and Tribunals Annual Conference, 25 November 2005.
ADVOC 2001
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organised by Norman Waterhouse lawyers , Glenelg, South Australia, 20 March 2001
Analysing the aftermath of 21 December: expectations and results to date
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a speech delivered by Brant Pridmore, Director Compliance, to Privacy Officer Summit, organised by Terrapinn Ltd, Sydney, 6 August 2002.
APEC and information privacy in Australia
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a speech delivered by Director of Policy, Brant Pridmore, to the Joint Asia Pacific Smart Card Forum and Australian IT Security Forum , Sydney, 26 May 2003.
APEC Data Privacy Pathfinder Seminar
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the APEC Data Privacy Pathfinder Seminar - Information Workshop for Australian Stakeholders, Sydney, 6 February 2008.
Are we celebrating a first birthday?
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a speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Fourth Administrative Law Conference convened by the Centre for International & Public Law at the Australian National University, Canberra, 2 November 2002.
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)
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Victorian Division. Wednesday 22 November 2000
Australian Health Privacy Law - Options for Reform
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Speech by Andrew Solomon, Director, Policy, to Health Privacy Futures 2008 Conference, Brisbane, 10 November 2008.
Australian Privacy Awards and Medal launch
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the Privacy Connections Breakfast, Sydney, 9 April 2008.
Australian Privacy Awards and Medal presentation dinner speech
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, at the gala presentation dinner of the inaugural Australian Privacy Awards and Medal, Amora Jamison Hotel Sydney, 27 August 2008.
Australian Privacy Commissioner's Privacy Workshops
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Promoting an Australian culture that respects privacy Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin, Fremantle, Canberra, November
Australians and their privacy
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director, Promotion and Education, IBC Conferences, September 2001
Australians and Their Privacy - AIIA
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director, Promotion and Education, Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), September 2001
Australians and Their Privacy - IBC
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director, Promotion and Education, IBC Conferences, September 2001
Australians and their privacy - Malcolm Crompton
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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner during the launch the results of research into Community, business and Government attitudes towards privacy, Sydney , 31 July 2001
Awards launch speech by Senator the Hon John Faulkner
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Speech by Senator John Faulkner, to the Privacy Connections Breakfast, Sydney, 9 April 2008
Biometrics & Privacy
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a speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Security in Government Conference, organised by the Attorney-General''s Department, Canberra, 1 May 2003
Biometrics and Privacy
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Speech by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to Biometrics Institute,ÿCanberra, 21 November 2007.
Biometrics and Privacy - The End of The World as We Know It or The White Knight of Privacy?
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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner, to the Conference on Biometrics - Security and Authorisation, organised by the Biometrics Institute, Sydney, 20 March 2002.
Building Trust in the Online Environment
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Business-to-Consumer Dispute Resolution, a Conference jointly organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCPIL) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), The Hague, 11-12 December 2000
Bundled Consent and the Review of the Private Sector Provisions
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A speech by Karen Curtis Privacy Commissioner for the Australian Credit Forum Privacy Seminar, 20 July 2005.
Case Study Engaging Youth
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Presentation by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, at the Watch This Space Children, Young People and Privacy Conference, Melbourne, 21 May 2010
Current Workplace Privacy Issues
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Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Deacons Client Seminar, 23 October 2003.
De-identification of Personal Information
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A speech delivered by A/Deputy Director, Policy, Kara Mitchell at the 26 November 2004 PCO meeting.
Do people read privacy notices? New global work on improving the communication of important information about privacy practices - condensed (or highlights) notices
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Speech delivered by Robin McKenzie, director, Corporate and Public Affairs, delivered at the Privacy Contact Officers meeting, Canberra, 12 March 2004.
Electronic Health Records: Privacy as an essential building block
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a presentation by Paul Armstrong, Director, Policy, Office of the Privacy Commissioner to the AFR 5th Health Congress, Sydney, 28 February 2003.
Emerging Privacy Issues
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Presentation by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference,ÿSydney, 24 October 2007.
Employee privacy and biometrics
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delivered by the Director of Corporate and Public Affairs, Robin McKenzie, to the 2003 Workplace Review Conference of the Association for Payroll Specialists, Sydney, November 26.
Employers Rights in the Privacy Debate
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a seminar for members of the Australian Industry Group (AIG): Brisbane, 18 April 2001
Enforcement of the Federal Privacy Act--What you can expect from the Privacy Commissioner
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delivered by Brant Pridmore, Director, Compliance to IIR Privacy Law conference, Sydney, 29 May 2001
Ensuring Consumer Privacy While Achieving Continuity of Care
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a presentation by Paul Armstrong, Director, Policy, Office of the Privacy Commissioner to the 2nd National Health Online Summit, Brisbane, 4 March 2003.
Federal Health Privacy Law and options for Reform
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Speech by Nari Sahukar, Deputy Director (A/g), Policy, to the Medico Legal Congress 2008, Sydney, 27 February 2008.
Federal Privacy Law - Implementation Experience to date
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Federal Privacy Law - Implementation Experience to date: a speech delivered by Brant Pridmore, Director Compliance, organised by the NSW Chamber of Commerce, Sydney, 10 April 2002.
Five years of the National Privacy Principles:
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, at the Privacy Connections Corporate Breakfast, 23 November
Full Retail Contestability: Privacy Issues
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a speech delivered by Brant Pridmore, Director Compliance, to National Energy Congress, organised by IBC conference, Sydney, 23 July 2002.
Good privacy is good business
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Delivered to New Zealand Privacy Issues Forum, 30 March 2006.
Good Privacy is Good Business
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the Trans Tasman Business Circle, Canberra, 24 March 2009
Good privacy is good business the path to excellence
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, 2010 Government Business Conference, Sydney, 6 May 2010
Health & Privacy - Issues for Divisions of General Practice
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a speech delivered by Hugh Clapin, Senior Policy Adviser, to the National Divisions of General Practice Forum 2001, Sydney, 24 November 2001
Health & Privacy - Issues for Divisions of General Practice - Paul Armstrong
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a speech delivered by Paul Armstrong, Director Policy, Office of Privacy Commissioner to the Victorian Divisions of General Practice, Melbourne on 2 November 2001
Health and Privacy, Issues for Private Hospitals
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a speech delivered by Paul Armstrong, Director, Policy to the Australian Private Hospitals Association (APHA) 21st National Congress, Sydney, 23 October 2001
Health Information Privacy
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a speech delivered by Hugh Clapin, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, to the Health Information Management Association of Australia (HIMAA), NSW Branch, 18 October 2002.
How to Handle A Privacy Complaint
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A speech delivered by Annelies Moens & Siobhan Jenner, Deputy Directors, at the UNSW Seminar Series, 9 March 2005.
ID theft is a major invasion of privacy
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A speech by Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis, for the Safeguarding Australia Conference, Tuesday 12 July.
Implementing Privacy Legislation in the Health Care Sector--Challenges & Perspectives
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a talk delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner to a University of Sydney Faculty of Law, Health Law Seminar, 26 June 2001
Implications for employment service providers
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delivered by Brant Pridmore, Director, Compliance to the Jobs Australia National Conference, 16 May 2001
International Privacy: The Australian perspective
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a presentation by Privacy Commissioner Malcolm Crompton to the Plenary Session of Third Annual Privacy Summit convened by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Washington DC, 27 February 2003
Introduction to Privacy Connections forum:
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, 5 July 2007
Launch of DIMA/OPC Memorandum of Understanding
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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to DIMA Secretary and Senior Management Group,18 September 2006
LEA confidential
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Presentation by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference,ÿSydney, 24 October 2007.
Light Touch' or 'Soft Touch' - Reflections of a Regulator Implementing a New Privacy Regime - Paper
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Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, Delivered at National Institute of Governance - Canberra and Committee for Economic Development of Australia - Melbourne, March 2004.
Managing Privacy Risk: An Introductory Guide to Privacy Impact Assessment
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A speech delivered by Policy Adviser, Martin O'Reilly at the 26 November 2004 PCO meeting.
Marketing through new media channels
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a speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Australian Direct Marketing Association (ADMA), Sydney,ÿ8 November 2002.
Meeting Privacy Challenges - the ALRC and NSWLRC Privacy Reviews
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Presentation by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to the Interpreting Privacy Principles Project Symposium, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2 October 2008.
National Pharmaceutical Services Association
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Presentation to the National Pharmaceutical Services Association, Terrigal, 21 July 1999
New Privacy Law
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, to the Australian Mines and Metals Association, organised by the Department of Human Services Victoria Melbourne, 26 November 2001
New Privacy Law - 15/11/2001
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, Office of Privacy Commissioner to the Australian Institute of Credit Managers, Melbourne on 15 November 2001
New Privacy Law - 20/11/2001
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, to the Australian Mines and Metals Association, organised by the Department of Human Services Victoria Melbourne, 26 November 2001
New Privacy Law - an update
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Corporate and Public Affairs, to the Australian Compliance Professionals Association, organised by the Australian Compliance Professionals Association, Sydney, 3 April 2002.
New Privacy Law - Australian Marketing Institute
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a speech delivered by Gillie Kirk, Director Promotion & Education, Office of Privacy Commissioner to the Australian Marketing Institute, Melbourne in 15 November 2001
New Privacy Law - INSTO Security Technology Conference
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a speech delivered by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to INSTO Security Technology Conference, Sydney, 25 June 2002.
New privacy legislation-impact on superannuation funds
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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner to a luncheon hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, NSW Branch, Sydney, 2 August 2001
New Privacy Legislation: Implications for Super Funds
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a lunchtime seminar for members of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Queensland Division, delivered by Malcolm Crompton, Privacy Commissioner,26 April 2001
OFPC complaint handling processes
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A speech delivered by compliance officer - Annelies Moens, Canberra, 30 June 2003
Open Government: Reality or Rhetoric
pdf (99.68 KB)
Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner. Delivered to the Institute of Public Administration Australia, 15 June 2006.
Over the Horizon 2010
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Presentation by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, Over the Horizon 2010, Sydney, 11 June 2010
Overview of Public Access and Privacy Issues
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Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Conference on Courts for the 21st Century: Public Access, Privacy and Security, presented jointly by the Faculty of Law of Queensland University of Technology and The Supreme Court of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 November 2003.
Paper - Plenary Session III, What rules?, Integrating different tools in a global perspective
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22nd International Conference on Privacy and Data Protection, Venice, 29 September
Presentation to the Australian Communications and Media Authority's Information Communications Entertainment Conference.
pdf (81.02 KB)
Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, 23 November 2006
Preserving Privacy in a Rapidly Changing Environment
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a speech delivered by Malcolm Crompton,ÿPrivacy Commissioner, to the Fourth National Outlook Symposium on Crime in Australia, New Crimes or New Responses convened by the Australian Institute of Criminology held in Canberra 21 June 2001
Privacy & Insurance Advisers: The Winds of Change
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a speech delivered by Chris Cowper, Director Policy, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, to the Insurance Advisers Association of Australia - 4th Annual Conference, Sydney,ÿ8 November 2002.
Privacy - Legislation Report Card
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Speech delivered by Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to IEC (Insurance Enquiries and Complaints Limited)7th Annual Conference, Melbourne, 11 November 2003.
Privacy - the National Framework
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a speech delivered by Paul Armstrong, Director Policy, to the NSW Council of Social Service, Sydney, 22 May 2002.



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