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Review of the Privacy Act

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The Australian Government is conducting a review of the Privacy Act 1988.

Read our submissions to the Attorney-General’s Department and find out more about the review.

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OAIC welcomes Privacy Act review

Review a landmark opportunity to put Australia at forefront of data protection

Privacy regulator welcomes proposals to strengthen privacy protections

Proposals in the Discussion Paper present a sound basis for advancing privacy reform

Privacy Act reform crucial to building public trust

Australia needs a strong, fair and flexible privacy framework

Australians want more control over privacy, survey shows

Our media release features key findings from our 2020 privacy survey

Research papers on Privacy Act published

External research papers on a range of privacy and regulatory issues

Submissions

Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper submission

Read the OAIC’s submission in response to the Discussion Paper

Issues Paper submission

Read the OAIC’s submission in response to the Issues Paper

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