Australia · Legislation
Australia Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 has been enacted.
Australia's first substantive overhaul of the Privacy Act 1988 since 2012, introducing a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy (effective June 2025), mandatory disclosure of substantially automated decision-making in privacy policies (effective December 2026), a Children's Online Privacy Code, enhanced OAIC enforcement powers, and new anti-doxxing criminal offences. A second, more comprehensive tranche of reforms — covering expanded definitions of personal information, a fair-and-reasonable test, and removal of the small-business exemption — is under active government consultation as of early 2026.
Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024
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