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The Australian Law Reform Commission completed an inquiry into the state of Australia's privacy laws in 2008. The Report entitled For Your Information: ...
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 ...
Section 5 of the Act defines an enforcement agency to include the Australian Federal Police (AFP), the police force of a State or Territory, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, crime commissions, anti-corruption bodies and the CrimTrac Agency. The definition also includes an allowance enabling organizations whose remit either ...
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which guarantees freedom of information (FOI) and the rights of access to official documents of the Commonwealth Government and of its agencies to members of the public. It was passed by the Australian Parliament on 9 March 1982, and commenced on 1 December 1982.
The current state of privacy law in Australia includes Federal and state information privacy legislation, some sector-specific privacy legislation at state level, regulation of the media and some criminal sanctions.
The Laws of Australia is an encyclopaedia of the laws of Australia. Published by Lawbook Co. , it is one of the two foremost legal encyclopaedias in Australia, the other being Halsbury's Laws of Australia by LexisNexis. [1] The Laws of Australia, like other legal encyclopaedias, provides a summary on the current state of laws of Australia ...
The Act specifically precludes sharing of data under the scheme for law enforcement-related purposes or national security purposes. [8] If the shared data includes personal information, privacy protections also apply. [8] [9] The Act permits sharing of data under the scheme for three purposes only: [8] delivery of government services;
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