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 organisations abide by these laws.
Maddocks manages Freedom of Information (FOI) and privacy requests on a daily basis. This includes complying with requests, tribunal hearings and privacy audits to help organisations in preparing policies, training and developing related documentation.
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.
Insights from the Team
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Featured
Preparing for mandatory data breach notification under NSW privacy laws: Five key actions
By Ooma Khurana & Radhika Bhatia
This is the second instalment in our For Your Information campaign
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Featured
Preparing for the commencement of the PID Act on 1 October 2023
Our first instalment of a series of useful articles, training and quick guides which deal with the handling of info...
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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