Avoiding the regulatory whack-a-mole: Consultation opens on the Government’s new proposed privacy framework
Australia’s second tranche of privacy reforms has arrived. On 31 August 2026, the Attorney-General released a Consultation Paper and an Exposure Draft of the Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026 (Cth) (the Bill), which would amend the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act), setting out a broad package of proposals to modernise Australia’s national privacy framework.[1] The reforms land […]