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Privacy Act Review report
The Attorney General’s Department released its Privacy Act Review report on 16 February 2023.
Australia | Publication | March 2024
The Commonwealth Attorney-General has announced on 11 March 2024 a national consultation on laws to combat doxxing.
'Doxxing' is the intentional online exposure of an individual’s identity, private information or personal details without their consent. Doxxing is an abbreviation for ‘dropping documents’. The information that is doxxed may be sourced through publicly available information, research of public records or through unauthorised access to private databases and computer systems (i.e. hacking).
Sharing the information publicly undermines the target’s privacy, security, safety and/or reputation. Often those responsible for doxxing urge others to use the information to harass the person targeted.
According to the Attorney-General’s Department doxxing can refer to a number of different practices, including:
The Australian Government is proposing to enhance privacy protections for individuals through its response to the Privacy Act Review.
The proposed reforms that the Attorney-General’s Department is seeking input on are:
The consultation process closes on Thursday 28 March 2024. Further information is available here: https://consultations.ag.gov.au/integrity/doxxing-and-privacy-reforms/
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The Attorney General’s Department released its Privacy Act Review report on 16 February 2023.
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On 12 October 2023, the Government introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (Bill) to Queensland Parliament which, amongst other things, establishes a mandatory data breach notification scheme (MDBN Scheme) in Queensland.
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This newsletter will keep employers up to date on Canadian employment and labour developments and best practices.
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In this edition we provide a reminder of the main provisions and implications of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 since its Royal Assent, and discuss the potential for a long-awaited strategic shift for infrastructure projects following the formation of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. We also discuss the outcome and significance of an interesting court of appeal case considering boundary agreements and provide an update on recent tax events affecting the real estate sector.
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Te Board of Directors of Pemex approved the Guidelines for Mixed Development Schemes of the Public State Company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Agreement CA-025/2025, the “Guidelines”), published in the Federal Official Gazette (DOF) on April 29, 2025.
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