16 May 2012 - Salinger Privacy Director Anna Johnston today delivered a presentation on recent privacy cases at NSW Parliament House, as part of a half-day meeting of NSW privacy and 'Right to Know' (FOI) officers.
11 May 2012 - Edition 6.1 of our annotated guide, PPIPA in
Practice is out today. That's right, that means we're into our sixth year of publication! There have been over 250 judgments decided under the NSW
privacy legislation; you could read them all yourself, or you could save
yourself all the hassle and just buy our guide, which shows how each judgment
(as well as Privacy Commissioner guidance) helps you interpret the PPIP Act as
it applies to you, section by section. It also includes case law under the Health Records and Information Privacy Act.
14 March 2012 - Salinger Privacy, in conjunction with Minter Ellison Lawyers, has been selected by the Australian Government's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to conduct a PIA of the proposed Unique Student Identifier for the vocational education & training sector.
29 February 2012 - The January/February 2012 edition of Precedent, the journal of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, is dedicated entirely to privacy and FOI matters. It features an editorial by our Director Anna Johnston, which focuses on current developments in privacy law reform, both locally and overseas.
15 February 2012 - Salinger Privacy Director Anna Johnston today delivered a presentation on recent privacy cases at NSW Parliament House, as part of a half-day meeting of NSW privacy and 'Right to Know' (FOI) officers.
3 January 2012 - Some media attention today, as our Director Anna Johnston is mentioned as the co-author (with Minter Ellison Lawyers) of the PIA for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, on the proposed personally controlled electronic health record(PCEHR) system. Our PIA was published just before Christmas, along with the Government's response.
