Security News > 2023 > October > What Australian IT Leaders Need to Focus on Ahead of Privacy Act Reforms

Australian organisations are showing varying levels of preparedness when it comes to data privacy, with Maddocks partner Sonia Sharma saying they need to get ahead of legislative change because the conversation has already moved from the "Parliament to the pub."

Organisations urged to act ahead of Privacy Act reforms.

While some are "Well advanced" in privacy and data security practices, others are yet to put in place basic measures required to comply with future Privacy Act reforms.

Australian regulators have directly warned Australian boards and executives they could be the subject of legal proceedings if they take a reckless approach to cyber security and data privacy preparedness, which results in more Australians having their data privacy compromised.

Sharma said they need to be pursuing a security or privacy by design approach before they engage a third party, which would include doing Privacy Impact Assessments and conducting a detailed review of security practices.

According to Sharma, the requirement for Privacy Impact Assessments for serious projects was a likely inclusion in the coming Privacy Act changes.

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/australian-privacy-act-changes-it-data-management/