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Privacy Reform In Australia: What Businesses Need To Know In 2026-2027 (Part 2)
The Australian Government has released the Exposure Draft Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, proposing the most significant overhaul of privacy law in years. These reforms would fundamentally change how Australian businesses handle personal information, introducing a new "fair and reasonable" test, stronger consent requirements, expanded definitions of personal information, and new rules for AI and emerging technologies.
Australia Privacy
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Coleman Greig Lawyers
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Privacy Reform Is Coming: Why Organisations Should Uplift Their Privacy Framework Now
The Australian government has released an exposure draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, introducing sweeping changes to privacy law including broader definitions of personal information, codified consent standards, and a new 72-hour data breach notification requirement. With reforms touching everything from geolocation data to erasure rights, organisations face a compressed timeline to uplift their privacy frameworks before these provisions become law.
Australia Privacy
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Holding Redlich
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Australia | Proposed Tranche 2 Privacy Act Reforms: Exposure Draft And Consultation Paper Released
The Australian Government has released an exposure draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, proposing the most substantial reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 in recent times. These changes introduce a fair and reasonable test for data handling, enhanced consent requirements, expanded breach notification obligations, and new rights including data erasure for large digital platforms.
Australia Privacy
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Spruson & Ferguson
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Privacy Reform In Australia: What Businesses Need To Know In 2026-2027 (Part 2)
The Australian Government has released the Exposure Draft Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, proposing the most significant overhaul of privacy law in years. These reforms would fundamentally change how Australian businesses handle personal information, introducing a new "fair and reasonable" test, stronger consent requirements, expanded definitions of personal information, and new rules for AI and emerging technologies.
Australia Privacy
CG
Coleman Greig Lawyers
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Can Police Access Your Phone Data On The Spot Without A Warrant?
New South Wales legislation introduced in August 2026 would significantly expand police powers to compel individuals to unlock their digital devices during organised crime investigations, even without a search warrant. The proposed reforms would increase penalties for non-compliance to seven years imprisonment while enabling forensic extraction of entire device contents including encrypted messages, location history, and deleted data.
Australia Criminal
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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia
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When Is An FOI Processing Estimate Reasonable? Lessons From ‘BBP’ And DFAT
How much time can government agencies reasonably claim when refusing FOI requests on resource grounds? A recent Information Commissioner decision examines DFAT's 113.75-hour processing estimate for sanctions-related documents, clarifying when complexity, sensitivity and specialist review requirements justify substantial resource claims under section 24AA of the FOI Act.
Australia Government
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Holding Redlich
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Privacy Reform In Australia: What Businesses Need To Know In 2026-2027 (Part 2)
The Australian Government has released the Exposure Draft Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, proposing the most significant overhaul of privacy law in years. These reforms would fundamentally change how Australian businesses handle personal information, introducing a new "fair and reasonable" test, stronger consent requirements, expanded definitions of personal information, and new rules for AI and emerging technologies.
Australia Privacy
CG
Coleman Greig Lawyers
Article
Can Police Access Your Phone Data On The Spot Without A Warrant?
New South Wales legislation introduced in August 2026 would significantly expand police powers to compel individuals to unlock their digital devices during organised crime investigations, even without a search warrant. The proposed reforms would increase penalties for non-compliance to seven years imprisonment while enabling forensic extraction of entire device contents including encrypted messages, location history, and deleted data.
Australia Criminal
CD
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia
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Privacy Reform Is Coming: Why Organisations Should Uplift Their Privacy Framework Now
The Australian government has released an exposure draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, introducing sweeping changes to privacy law including broader definitions of personal information, codified consent standards, and a new 72-hour data breach notification requirement. With reforms touching everything from geolocation data to erasure rights, organisations face a compressed timeline to uplift their privacy frameworks before these provisions become law.
Australia Privacy
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Holding Redlich
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