❓ Hon. Tjorn Sibma asks about the timeline for introducing privacy legislation and guarantees for responsible handling of personal information. The Attorney General indicates drafting is underway and agencies should adhere to Australian Privacy Principles.
AnsweredQoN 897Legislative Council
Asked
17 August 2023
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
PRIVACY LEGISLATION
897. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the government's stated commitment to
introduce legislation to reform personal privacy protections and the
accountability of information sharing within government?
(1) When can the Parliament expect to see a bill introduced?
(2) What
guarantees can the Attorney General give to Western Australians that their private
information is currently being handled responsibly?
897. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the government's stated commitment to
introduce legislation to reform personal privacy protections and the
accountability of information sharing within government?
(1) When can the Parliament expect to see a bill introduced?
(2) What
guarantees can the Attorney General give to Western Australians that their private
information is currently being handled responsibly?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the parliamentary secretary representing the
Attorney General, I thank the member for some notice of the question. The
following response has been provided by the Attorney General.
(1) In December last year, the state government
announced that drafting was underway on landmark legislation to reform
personal privacy protections and the accountability of information sharing
within government. The drafting of that legislation remains underway.
(2) When
agencies are operating under legislation that contains specific provisions
about the use or disclosure of personal information, they must comply with
those protections. More generally, the interim privacy position for the Western Australian public sector is that agencies
should ensure that their actions are consistent with the Australian privacy principles set out in schedule 1 to the
commonwealth Privacy Act 1988. Notably, this includes Australian privacy
principle 6, which deals with the use and disclosure of personal information.
Attorney General, I thank the member for some notice of the question. The
following response has been provided by the Attorney General.
(1) In December last year, the state government
announced that drafting was underway on landmark legislation to reform
personal privacy protections and the accountability of information sharing
within government. The drafting of that legislation remains underway.
(2) When
agencies are operating under legislation that contains specific provisions
about the use or disclosure of personal information, they must comply with
those protections. More generally, the interim privacy position for the Western Australian public sector is that agencies
should ensure that their actions are consistent with the Australian privacy principles set out in schedule 1 to the
commonwealth Privacy Act 1988. Notably, this includes Australian privacy
principle 6, which deals with the use and disclosure of personal information.
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