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Data use, clearer focus will boost our productivity, Australian privacy regulator says

( October 3, 2025, 03:27 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The use of data and a focus on “significant harms” is increasing the efficiency of the enforcement actions undertaken by Australia’s privacy watchdog. In a submission to the Australian government dated Aug. 1 but released on Thursday, Australian Information Commission Elizabeth Tydd said her agency had considered “potential options to streamline privacy regulation” by the Attorney General’s Department, which included the exploration of “harmonizing the regulation of health industries and review the public-sector privacy code.” The Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner’s submission was in response to the government’s call for “productivity-enhancing regulatory reforms.”The submission by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is attached. ...

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