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From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date.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.

Topics

Photos and surveillance: Case Notes (2) | Media Releases (2) | Speeches (2) | Submissions (1)

Case Notes

2008

T v Private Community Centre [2008] PrivCmrA 20

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Failure to provide adequate notice when collecting personal information; improper disclosure of personal information; failure to take reasonable steps to provide privacy policy and failure to provide access to personal information

2005

J v Superannuation Provider [2005] PrivCmrA 7

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Improper disclosure of personal information and failure to take reasonable steps to protect, and correct personal information.

Media Releases

2009

Media Release: International Privacy Commissioners urge young people: Think before you upload!

06 May 2009 The Privacy Commissioners of the Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) today launched a video reminding young people to protect their privacy online. The key message of the video is: ''Think before you upload. Once its out there, its everywhere!. "We may think that the details, p...

2003

Media Release: Privacy Act and photos in nursing homes

27/08/2003 Deputy Federal Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim is concerned to hear media reports claiming that some nursing homes have decided to remove the names and photographs of nursing home residents from their doors. "The federal Privacy Act is about respect, courtesy and common sense," said Mr Pilgrim. "The Act does not prevent n...

Speeches

2007

Emerging Privacy Issues

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Presentation by Timothy Pilgrim, Deputy Privacy Commissioner, to the Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference,Ã¿Sydney, 24 October 2007.

2003

The Privacy Act, employee records and email monitoring

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a speech delivered by Senior Policy Adviser Robin Mckenzie, to a workshop hosted by Clearswift Corporation, Perth, 5 March 2003.

Submissions

2008

Issues Paper No.12 - Inquiry into Automatic Number Plate Recognition Technology; Submission to the Queensland Parliamentary Travelsafe Committee (February 2008)

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