Data breaches have become front page news recently, prompting the Government to introduce legislation to increase the penalties under the Privacy Act 1988. This article explores the scope of the increased penalties, the OAIC’s enhanced powers and what it means for organisations.

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) provides certain exemptions to the duty to disclose documents in response to FOI requests. This article explores the operation of the trade secrets exemption in section 47 of the FOI Act.

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The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) provides a number of public interest conditional exemptions to the duty to disclose documents in response to FOI requests. This article explores the operation of the Section 47F personal privacy conditional exemption.