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The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian law dealing with privacy.Section 14 of the Act stipulates a number of privacy rights known as the Australian Privacy Principles ...
It is unclear if a tort of invasion of privacy exists under Australian law. [4] The ALRC summarised the position in 2007: [2]: para 5.12, 5.14 "In Australia, no jurisdiction has enshrined in legislation a cause of action for invasion of privacy; however, the door to the development of such a cause of action at common law has been left open by the High Court in Australian Broadcasting ...
The Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Act 2024 (Cth) is an Australian Act of parliament that aims to restrict the use of social media by minors under the age of 16. It is an amendment of the Online Safety Act 2021, and was passed by the Australian Parliament on 29 November 2024. The legislation imposes monetary punishments on ...
A YouGov survey released Tuesday showed 77% of Australians back the ban on under-16s, and 87% of said they supported the introduction of stronger penalties for social media companies that fail to ...
Australia on Thursday proposed an overhaul of consumer privacy rules that will help facilitate targeted data sharing between telecommunication firms and banks following a massive data breach at ...
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia's privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook ...
The main legislation over personal data privacy for the personal and private sector in Switzerland is the Swiss Federal Protection Act, specifically the Data Protection Act, a specific section under the Swiss Federal Protection Act. The Data Protection Act has been enacted since 1992 and is in charge of measuring the consent of sharing of ...
The Surveillance Devices Act 2007 (NSW) (“the Act”) [1] is a piece of privacy legislation enacted by the Parliament of New South Wales the most populous state in Australia. It replaced the Listening Devices Act 1984 (NSW). [2] The Act makes it an offence to record private conversations apart from in specific and defined circumstances.