The Australian Government has released an issues paper outlining key principles that will guide the creation of proposed new legislation around the sharing and use of government data.

In CWI v The University of New South Wales [2018] NSWCATAD 12 the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales (NCAT) was asked to make a decision regarding a review of a determination by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in relation to a complaint made about the conduct of an officer of UNSW under the Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998 (PPIP Act).

In DDT v Charles Sturt University [2017] NSWCATAD 329 the Civil and Administrative Tribunal of New South Wales (NCAT) was asked to make a determination concerning an access to information application under the Government Information Public Access Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act).

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) was asked to review a decision made by The Charles Sturt University (the University) in relation to its refusal to allow the applicant access to an investigation report sought pursuant to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (the GIPA application).

The NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal) was asked to review a decision made by a Local Health District (LHD) pursuant to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009  (the GIPA application) to withhold certain information from the applicant. 

In August last year Jeremy Corbyn cried foul when he was, by his own account, forced to sit on the floor of a train vestibule of a Virgin Train due to overcrowding.  At the time Mr Corbyn’s spokesperson used the incident as evidence of why the Labour Party’s policy to bring trains back into public ownership was so popular.  Virgin Trains was quick to counter the allegation by releasing CCTV still footage which showed the politician walking past apparently unreserved seats.

A recent decision made by the Australian Information Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, has found that a government agency had the right to deny an employee access to workplace investigation documents.

After a long wait, the Australian Government has passed a Bill that will require organisations to notify individuals if an unauthorised person or group has had access to their personal information in a way that could cause serious harm.

From 29 September 2016 new rules for the operation of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in Australia will come into effect. 

The NSW Information Commissioner is seeking feedback on two draft resources which they have developed to assist decision-makers under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009.

The NSW Civil & Administrative Tribunal recently announced changes to the review of The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 decisions and privacy matters.

The Standing Committee on Law and Justice Inquiry into Serious Invasions of Privacy in New South Wales (Committee) released its report on 3 March 2016 (Report). The Report recommends that New South Wales (NSW) introduce a statutory cause of action for serious invasions of privacy.

Watson v NSW Trustee and Guardian (No.2) reaffirms the general principle that the failure of an agency to identify all documents in response to an application for access to information does not indicate that the searches were not reasonable.

In this case the applicants alleged that the Local Health District (LHD) had breached their privacy when an employee of the LHD gained unauthorised access to the applicants’ health information.