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02 December 2024
Australia: OAIC issues statement on passing of Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
On November 29, 2024, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) issued a statement welcoming the passing of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. The OAIC explained that the bill contains significant measures including:
- the introduction of a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, giving individuals a route to seek redress for privacy harms in the courts;
- the expansion of the OAIC's enforcement and investigation powers, including new tiers of civil penalties and the ability to issue infringement notices;
- a mandate for the OAIC to develop a Children's Online Privacy Code, which will cover not only social media platforms but any online services likely to be accessed by children;
- a new mechanism to prescribe a 'white list' of countries and binding schemes with adequate privacy protections to facilitate cross-border data transfers; and
- a requirement that privacy policies contain information about substantially automated decisions that significantly affect individuals' rights or interests, including the kinds of decisions and kinds of personal information used.
You can read the statement here.
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