International Law

Information and Privacy Commission in NSW operative from 1 January.

• establishes formal consultation arrangements between the information and privacy commissioners, 

• broadens existing oversight of the Information Commissioner by a parliamentary committee to the Privacy Commissioner, 

• brings procedures for the appointment and dismissal of the Privacy Commissioner in line with those relating to the Information Commissioner,

•  addresses a previous oversight in the GIPA act that meant there were two different schemes for applications to amend personal information, and

•  creates an advisory committee to both commissioners.

Full post as published by Open and Shut on January 11, 2011 (boomark / email).