News, events and recent publications

Symposium: International perspectives on privacy regulation: Privacy Principles in Asia Pacific economies compared, 20 international experts at UNSW Law Faculty, March 3-4 2010
CLE seminar: Privacy in the Asia-Pacific: 2010 Update: A comprehensive survey of privacy and data protection in the region, Grace Hotel Sydney, 2 March 2010
Waters, N., submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee, 'Commonwealth FOI amendments shouldn’t miss the opportunity for real reform Submission on the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009 and Information Commissioner Bill 2009', January 2010 [PDF]
Waters, N. and Paramaguru, A., Submission to the Australian Government, 'Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108 Pt G', 31 January 2009 [PDF]
Waters, N, submission to the Australian Government, Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108, Parts A-C, F & I-K, February 2009
Waters, N. submission to the Australian Government, Reform of Credit Reporting Privacy Law Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108 Pt G, February 2009
Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. submission to the Australian Government, Health and Research Privacy Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108 Pt H, February 2009
Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. submission to the Australian Government, Best practice privacy principles: suggested improvements to the ALRC's model unified privacy principles (UPPs), December 2008
Publication: Centre researchers Waters, N. Johnston, A. and Greenleaf, G. submission to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission in response to the Commission's June 2008 Consultation Paper (CP3), November 2008
Conference paper: Waters, N. 'Who am I ? Dispelling the annoyingly persistent myth of a single answer', paper for [Id]entity 08 conference organised by Office of Victorian Privacy Commissioner, Melbourne, 12 November 2008
Symposium: Meeting privacy challenges: ALRC and NSWLRC Privacy Reviews. UNSW - 2 October 2008
Radio: Prof. Greenleaf a guest commentator on ABC Radio National's 'Australia Talks' on Privacy Laws, MP3 or stream - 19 August 2008
Greenleaf, G. "Hong Kong's 'smart' ID card: Desiged to be out of control", in C. J. Bennett & D. Lyon (eds) Playing the Identity Card: Surveillance, Security and Identification in Global Perspective, 2008
Paramaguru, A. Vaile, D. Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. 'Distinguishing PETs from PITs: Developing technology with privacy in mind', submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, March 2008 [PDF]
Greenleaf, G. and Waters, N. 'In support of a statutory privacy action in Australian law', submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, January 2008 [PDF]
Waters, N, Greenleaf, G. and Bygrave L. 'Closing the privacy-free zones: an analysis of ALRC proposals concerning Privacy Act exemptions', submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007 [PDF]
Waters, N. 'Managing the privilege of credit reporting: an analysis of ALRC proposals for the credit reporting provisions of the Privacy Act', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007 [PDF]
Greenleaf, G., Waters, N, and Bygrave L. 'Promoting and enforcing privacy principles: an analysis of ALRC proposals for the role of the Privacy Commissioner', submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007 [PDF]
Greenleaf, G., Waters, N, and Bygrave L. 'Strengthening uniform privacy principles: an analysis of the ALRC's proposed principles', submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007, 92 pgs [PDF]
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The "Interpreting Privacy Principles" research project is supported by an ARC Discovery grant 2006-2009 to a research team based at the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, UNSW Faculty of Law.