Keynotes of Privacy Commissioners at IAPP ANZ Summit – Sydney 2019

  The challenge of regulating nationally in a global data sharing environment was a common theme in the keynote speeches delivered by Australia’s and New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioners at the 2019 IAPP ANZ Summit. Compliance is not enough ·       Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner — Angelene Falk, spoke of the trends and changes impacting the local landscape, noting that there is now a need to ensure the Privacy Act remains ‘fit for purpose’ into the next decade. She also pointed to the continuing ‘convergence of privacy principles and standards’ internationally, influenced by the GDPR and the need for a coordinated international response. Falk welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement of stronger regulation, which will introduce higher penalties, new infringement and notice powers, as well as special requirements in relation to social media and online platforms and the children’s privacy respectively. Click here for Privacy Commissioner Falk’s speech covering the OAIC’s […]