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Title: My privacy my choice: your new privacy rights Details »
Link: www.privacy.gov.au/privacy_rights/npr.html
Date: 2002

Title: Your privacy - NSW Privacy Commission Details »
Note: Information on the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act NSW, criminal records, spent convictions, video surveillance and other security measures in the workplace, smart cards, data protection principles
Link: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/p ...

Title: Your privacy rights - Office of the Federal Privacy Commission website Details »
Note: Contains information for individuals, government, health and business sectors. Information on the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000, data-matching, email and other internet privacy issues, handling health and taxation information, privacy principles, lodging a complaint with the commission.
Link: www.privacy.gov.au/privacy_rights/index.html

Title: Your privacy: protecting privacy in NSW Details »
Link: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/v ...
Date: 2005

Practical guides

  At your public library

Title: Privacy - Hot Topics series Details »
Note: The extent of the right of privacy can be difficult to define - privacy often competes with other private and public interests, such as health and safety, law enforcement, and accountability. This issue covers federal laws, state and territory laws, and common law protections and examines such as telecommunications, media, and the workplace. Also covered are the international developments from which much of Australian privacy law has evolved. Includes case studies, further reading and information on the possible effects of new technologies.
Link: www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/liac/hot_topic/hottopic/2004/2/
Date: 2004
Where: At your public library

Title: Privacy for government Details »
Link: www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/privacynsw/ll_pnsw.nsf/p ...
Date: 2005
Where: At your public library

Title: Privacy. Chapter 37: The law handbook 10th edition - a Find Legal Answers Tool Kit book Details »
Note: Federal and NSW privacy law, the Privacy Commissioner, Privacy NSW, information privacy principles, credit reporting, tax file numbers, spent convictions, public registers, criminal records.
Date: 2007
Where: At your public library

Title: Your privacy and government - Office of the Federal Privacy Commission website Details »
Date: 2005
Where: At your public library

Lawyers' tools

  State Library LIAC

Title: Federal administrative law Details »
Author: Flick, Geoffrey
Note: Covers the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Federal Court, Freedom of Information, archives, Ombudsman, privacy. Location number Ref/N342.9406026/2
Where: State Library LIAC

Title: Federal privacy handbook: a guide to federal privacy law and practice Details »
Note: Information Privacy Principles, public interest determinations, the National Privacy Principles, credit reporting, tax files numbers, data matching, health information, old convictions, codes. Also covers the Federal Privacy Commissioner. Location number Ref/342.940858/7
Where: State Library LIAC

Title: Private sector privacy handbook Details »
Note: Includes the National Privacy Principles, e-commerce, employment, telecommunications, financial services, credit reporting, outsourcing, direct marketing, health, codes, enforcement and remedies. Location number Ref/NQ342.94085/17
Where: State Library LIAC

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