#22 A glimmer of hope or a return to bad ideas? The latest on privacy reform

This week, Arj and Jordan get excited about Attorney General Mark Dreyfus' commitment to act on privacy reform within the first term of the recently elected Labor Government, but are given pause by his framing of the issues in terms of individual control and choice. They also re-cap the key reforms being contemplated. Also up for discussion this week is an assessment of how well placed the Home Affairs department is to govern the recent critical infrastructure security reforms the government has brought in, on the back of a report by the Australian National Audit Office. Links: Transcript of Attorney General interview on ABC Radio National – Law Report https://ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/transcripts/abc-radio-national-law-report-28-06-2022 AFR on privacy reforms https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dreyfus-pledges-sweeping-data-privacy-reforms-20220627-p5awvw elevenM blog series on privacy reform https://elevenm.com/2021/02/04/privacy-in-focus-a-new-beginning/ elevenM’s submission to the Privacy Act Review https://elevenm.com/2022/02/20/elevenms-submission-to-the-privacy-act-review/ Australian National Audit Office report into Home Affairs' administration of critical infrastructure protection policy https://www.anao.gov.au/work/performance-audit/administration-critical-infrastructure-protection-policy Critical infrastructure reforms https://www.cisc.gov.au/legislative-information-and-reforms/critical-infrastructure Credits: Music by Bensound.com