Category: Australia and NZ

Privacy in New Zealand is evolving at a rapid pace. The Privacy Act, 2020 has been enacted to keep up with the world’s advent in […]

In continuation to our series on Information Privacy Principles, we bring to you IPPs 7-13: Information Privacy Principle 7: Correction of personal information An individual […]

Similar to the Australian Privacy Principles, New Zealand has its own set of Information Privacy Principles (IPPs). The IPPs are a part of Part 3 […]

On 1 December 2020, New Zealand’s privacy law came into force. This new law replaces the Privacy Act, 1993. This is an important step taken […]

The year 2022 could see a mammoth reform to the privacy laws of Australia. As we have already read in previous articles, Australia’s federal privacy […]

In 2020, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) brought action against Facebook Inc. for breach of the privacy of thousands of Australian citizens. […]

In continuation to the series on the Australian Privacy Principles, we shall be reviewing Australian Privacy Principles 6-9. Australian Privacy Principle 6- Use or disclosure […]

The federal legislation on privacy in Australia (the Privacy Act, 1988) is based on 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). These privacy principles are like rules […]

Introduction: Australia follows a federal form of government with a national government for the Commonwealth of Australia and separate state governments for the states of […]