Almost a year ago, the Government introduced a new Bill to
Parliament to replace the existing Privacy Act with one more suited
to our digital world. Having considered submissions on the Bill,
the Justice Select Committee has now released its report,
recommending that the Bill be passed.
Information privacy principles
The core elements of the Privacy Bill are the same as the Act it
is designed to replace. It retains the twelve information privacy
principles, which protect people’s privacy by governing the
collection, storage, and use of personal information, while also
providing for legitimate use of information by government,
businesses, and other organisations. However these information
privacy principles are updated in the Bill, to better protect
personal information sent overseas.
