australia-privacy-act
Australia Privacy Act Compliance (2024 Amendments)
Overview
Australia's Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) is the primary federal data protection legislation, administered and enforced by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The Privacy Act applies to Australian Government agencies, private sector organisations with an annual turnover of more than AUD 3 million, and certain other organisations regardless of turnover (health service providers, organisations trading in personal information, credit reporting bodies).
The Australian Government's 2024 Privacy Act Reform Amendments (building on the Attorney-General's Department Privacy Act Review Report of February 2023) introduced significant reforms including a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy, enhanced individual rights, automated decision-making transparency obligations, a children's privacy code, and strengthened enforcement powers.