Bill by the Attorney-General , Daryl Williams in the Commonwealth Parliament today. The inquiry, undertaken by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, investigated the creation of a national scheme to provide for the collection, holding, use, correction, disclosure and transfer of personal information by private sector organisations. Bill 2000 was introduced into Parliament on 12 April 2000. Federal Privacy Commissioner , Malcolm Crompton attended the first meeting of the new Privacy Committee of South Australia in Adelaide today. The Federal Privacy Commissioner's submission to the Inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs is now available.
Privacy is a fundamental human right that needs to be respected in a modern democracy.
It is for this reason that I welcome the Government's move to extend privacy legislation to the private sector. Technology doesn't have to be pitted against privacy, said Federal Privacy Commissioner , Malcolm Crompton during the launch of his Office's strategic plan , today. I welcome the introduction of the separation legislation and look forward to working through the many privacy challenges ahead. However, sites where DoubleClick technology is used may not give adequate notice to the user that this technology is being employed to track their activities, build a database of their shopping preferences and deliver personalised advertising.