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Australia Adopts New Data Breach Notification Legislation

March 6, 2017 By Adria Moshe and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team

On February 13, 2017 Australia became one more among nation states adopting data breach notification legislation. In recent House and Senate votes, the Australian Parliament amended the Privacy Act 1988, introducing mandatory data breach notification requirements for entities regulated by the Privacy Act. Who is Subject to the New Legislation? The recent bill requires entities […]

Filed Under: Board Governance & Cyber Risk Management, Crisis & Data Breach Response, Privacy & Cyber Regulatory Enforcement Tagged With: Australia, Data Breach Notification, Regulatory Enforcement

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