Australian veterans' affairs department faces privacy class action
( October 9, 2026, 01:33 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An Australian law firm has launched a class action against the government over the Department of Veterans’ Affairs’ alleged unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal information to the University of South Australia. In a statement on Friday, Australian class action law firm Gordon Legal said that it has commenced a lawsuit in the Supreme Court of Victoria over the use and disclosure of information including medical records of about 300,000 veterans and their family members to the university as part of the Veterans Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services Program, also known as the MATES Program. The statement added that the class action seeks payment of compensation to group members for their loss caused by the department’s conduct in sharing their sensitive data without consent.Statement follows. Court documents are attached....
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