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Australia - November 30 2012
The long awaited privacy enhancing protection bill, the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 (the Bill), was passed by Federal Parliament on 29 November 2012.
Australia - October 19 2012
On 17 October 2012, the Attorney-General's Department launched a discussion paper entitled, "Australian Privacy Breach Notification".
Australia - March 28 2012
The first draft recommendations of the Convergence Review Committee were made public on 15 December 2011 with the release of an Interim Report confirming the Committee's preference for a new direction in regulatory structure and approach.
Australia - January 25 2012
On 30 August 2011, ASIC released a consultation paper and draft regulatory guide containing best practice guidance for advertising financial products, seeking to clearly outline advertisers' obligations and promote balanced decision-making.
Australia - January 25 2012
On 19 December 2011, the ACMA conducted an investigation into the use of Facebook content by a major free-to-air television provider during a local news broadcast.
