Final Australian Privacy Principle (APP) guidelines released

Posted by Veronica Scott and Paul Kallenbach

Today the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner released the final version of the guidelines on how agencies and organisations can comply with the new Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). This final version has been released following the consultation undertaken in relation to the draft guidelines released last year.

A range of changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), including the APPs, will come into effect on 12 March.  The guidelines set out how the Commissioner will interpret these new APPs and the factors that the Commissioner may take into account in exercising functions and powers relating to the APPs, as well as providing guidance on what the Commissioner considers to be good privacy practice.

Happy weekend reading to you all.