Privacy
Businesses and public sector organisations need to be diligent and transparent with how they handle information and be compliant with the widening range of privacy legislation.
Our Privacy Expertise
Australia’s stringent privacy regulation environment is designed to promote and protect the rights of individuals and to set a benchmark for organisations’ responsibilities. It is vital all public and private sector organisations abide by these laws.
As a firm with a strong focus on government and administrative law, Maddocks manages Freedom of Information (FOI) and privacy requests on a daily basis. This includes complying with requests, tribunal hearings and privacy audits to helping these public bodies with preparing policies, training and developing related documentation.
Due to our deep government knowledge, we advise on the interpretation of state and Commonwealth-level FOI legislation and help our clients navigate the intersection of FOI and privacy laws.
We are perfectly positioned to manage the full cycle of a new FOI request, from receiving it to reviewing the government’s decisions at relevant tribunals.
Our dedicated Privacy team also has access to FOI-specific databases, which allow our clients to access and review the documents in question.
Meet the team responsible for our privacy service and read their latest insights below.
Insights from the Team
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Featured
Podcast: Privacy in Public
The Australian Privacy Principles govern the standards, rights and obligations on the collection and use of data and...
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Featured
Podcast: Privacy as a Priority
Privacy is a rapidly evolving area of law which requires businesses and public sector organisations to be diligent and...
Latest insights
Proposed amendments to NSW privacy laws released for comment
Proposed changes and issues, public sector agencies may wish to have their say on during the consultation period
Privacy Perspectives: Collection of COVID-19 vaccine status and the expansion of the Consumer Data Right
It has already been a busy year from a privacy perspective. Read our latest publication to find out more.
Other services used by our Privacy clients
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Administrative Law
We work with clients at all tiers of government who need strategic and operational administrative legal advice and guidance.
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Probity Advice & Audits
We offer clients the guidance they need to remain transparent and compliant on their projects and programs.
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Compliance & Enforcement
We regularly act for government clients who require others to comply with a full range of enforcement-related matters.
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Cyber & Data Resilience
We offer a holistic approach for businesses seeking advice, procurement and implementation regarding cyber & data resilience.
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Information Technology
We advise Australian clients on contracting, regulation and resilience of information technology solutions and services.
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