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Data and privacy in Australia

Data and privacy in Australia

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Data and privacy in Australia

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- [Instructor] The first geographical region we will cover is Oceania. Australia is our representative country here, where breaches of data protection can bring statutory penalties of up to A$1,800,000 for a corporation and criminal sanctions. New, mandatory data breach notification obligations effective in February 2018 require breach assessment within 30 days and notification of the information commissioner and affected individuals as soon as practical. The Privacy Act and the APP's apply to all APP entities, excluding public hospitals and healthcare facilities, Most public universities and public schools, some media organizations acting in the course of journalism, registered political parties, and most small businesses. The Privacy Act covers all personal information whether it's true or not and whether it is recorded in a material form or not. APP five requires all entities to take such steps that are reasonable with…

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