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Privacy: The foundation of trust – Joint statement by Queensland’s Privacy Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner marking Privacy Awareness Week 2022 (2 to 8 May)

May 4, 2022 - 8:27am

Privacy Commissioner, Mr Paxton Booth and the Human Rights Commissioner, Mr Scott McDougall join for Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) to highlight privacy as the foundation of trust between the community, business and government.

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Privacy: The foundation of trust – Joint statement by Privacy Authorities Australia

April 29, 2022 - 8:16am

Privacy regulators from across Australia have issued a joint statement to mark the start of Privacy Awareness Week 2022 (2 to 8 May).

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Masterclass: Third party consultation

April 19, 2022 - 3:16pm

We are delivering a face-to-face masterclass on consulting with a relevant third party. The session will be held on 10 May in Brisbane.

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RTI Squared

April 13, 2022 - 9:34am

The term 'RTI squared' is commonly used to refer to an access application made for the processing file of a previous access application. A recent Office of the Information Commissioner decision, T71 and Queensland Police Service [2022] QICmr 10 (4 March 2022), has settled the question of RTI squared, applying the reasoning set out in Carmody v Information Commissioner & Ors (5) [2018] QCATA 18.

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Former Australian Human Rights Commissioner to launch Queensland Privacy Awareness Week

April 4, 2022 - 1:29pm

Privacy Awareness Week 2022 will be held from 2 to 8 May.

This year’s theme, ‘Privacy the foundation of trust’ is a timely reminder for agencies about the importance of building community trust by protecting and respecting personal information.

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