Site Changes

On 1 November 2010 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner was integrated into the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and a new website established at www.oaic.gov.au.

Note 1: Major changes to the Privacy Act 1988 will come into effect in March 2014. Agencies, businesses and not for profits need to start preparing for these changes. For more information go to our privacy law reform page at www.oaic.gov.au
Note 2: From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date. For new privacy content visit the www.oaic.gov.au website.

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Documents under "B": Case Notes (8) | Speeches (5) | Submissions (1)

Case Notes

B v Australian Government Agency [2006] PrivCmrA 2

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Failure to take reasonable steps to protect personal information.

B v Charity Organisation [2010] PrivCmrA 3

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Collecting and using personal information for direct marketing

B v Cleaning Company [2009] PrivCmrA 2

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Disclosure of personal information and the employee records exemption

B v Credit Provider [2004] PrivCmrA 15

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Payment default improperly listed on consumer credit file

B v Credit Provider [2005] PrivCmrA 2

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Statute barred debt listed on consumer credit information file.

B v Hotel [2008] PrivCmrA 2

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Improper disclosure of personal information by an organisation.

B v Private Health Insurer [2002] PrivCmrA 2

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Adequacy of privacy statement in relation to the collection of personal information

B v Surgeon [2007] PrivCmrA 2

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Access to medical records.

Speeches

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,Ã¿Canberra, 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.

Submissions

Better Dealings with Government: Innovation in Payments and Information Services - Discussion Paper for Industry Consultation; Submission to the Department of Human Services (October 2009)

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Submission on Better Dealings with Government: Innovation in Payments and Information Services - Discussion Paper for Industry Consultation to the Department of Human Services October 2009