• DocumentCode
    1233041
  • Title

    Considering New Privacy Laws in Australia

  • Author

    Hughes, Gordon ; Dawson, Sophie ; Brookes, Tim

  • Author_Institution
    Blake Dawson Waldron, Perth, WA
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    57
  • Lastpage
    59
  • Abstract
    Like many nations, Australia is currently weighing numerous options regarding privacy legislation. The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has released a 2,000-page review of Australian privacy law, in which it proposes several changes that would significantly shift the balance between freedom of speech and privacy in Australia because they would extend to the media and private individuals as well as governments and businesses - especially important because Australia has no express right of free speech.
  • Keywords
    data privacy; legislation; Australian Law Reform Commission; media organization; privacy laws; privacy legislation; private individual; Australia; Business; Interference; Legislation; Privacy; Protection; Speech; Surveillance; US Government; Unsolicited electronic mail; Australia; free speech; international law; privacy interests; privacy law;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2008.60
  • Filename
    4530401