The Australian Privacy Act is set to change in March 2014, and
the new legislation has significant implications for Australian
business.
To help organisations prepare for these changes, Moore Stephens
Melbourne recently hosted a privacy law seminar with Australian
Information Commissioner, Professor John McMillan AO, as
speaker.
Professor McMillan talked through the Office of the Australian
Information Commissioner's new Australian Privacy Principles,
or APPs, to help businesses understand and explore the challenges
they present.
WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS?
1. The new regulations are enforceable
The OAIC has extended powers to enforce Australian privacy law.
The Commissioner explained that the new regulations represent
"a stronger, hard-edged, coercive regime, but the emphasis is
still on conciliation."
