The federal government has agreed to most of the recommendations in a landmark review of Australia’s privacy law to bring it into the digital age, including a right to erasure and removing current exemptions for small businesses.
Privacy policies and data collection notices look set to be cleared up and made more concise, while the definition of consent will be clarified to be voluntary, informed, current, specific, and unambiguous.
The government has also agreed in principle to a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, while new tiers of civil penalties could also make enforcement more common for less serious breaches.
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