On Wednesday 28 November 2012, in anticipation of the passing of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 through both houses of Federal Parliament, I posted a blog titled, ‘The New Australian Privacy Principles: What’s the Big Deal?’. The...
The laws of privacy are being re-written – quite literally. The Federal Government is in the midst of overhauling the Privacy Act 1988. As part of this process they propose to introduce the Australian Privacy Principles (“APPs”) which may affect your organisation and...
A new federal regulator for not-for-profit organisations What charities are getting for Christmas this year is a new federal regulator and some extra compliance obligations. If you work in the not-for-profit sector, especially within a charity, you have a busy...
The Value of Collaboration In recent news from the Third Sector website, two Not-For-Profit (NFP) organisations, namely Wesley Mission Victoria and the Victorian and Tasmanian Uniting Church Community Services, are planning to merge. Given the current difficult fiscal...