Abstract
The major English-speaking countries of the old Commonwealth that have governments patterned on the British model have shown some reluctance to adopt European-style data protection legislation in its entirety. In the case of Canada and Australia, there is no requirement for registration of personal data systems with the respective Privacy Commissioners. Moreover, the Canadian provision does not cover the private sector.
Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy.
— Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
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Gordon Hughes, ’Federal Regulation of Databanks,’ Australian Accountant, March 1991, p. 87.
Ibid., p. 87.
Privacy Committee of Queensland, Green Paper on the Invasion of Privacy Act 1971–1981, Brisbane: Department of Justice, 1987, p. 4.
Ibid, p. 2.
Ibid, p. 10.
New South Wales Privacy Committee, The Privacy Committee 1989 Annual Report, Sydney: Privacy Committee, 1989. p. 9.
Legal and Constitutional Committee, Report upon Privacy and Breach of Confidence. Melbourne: Parliament of Victoria, May 1990, p. 18.
Ibid., pp. 45–55.
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The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Annual Report 1989–90. Ottawa, p. 27.
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Ibid., p. 17.
Ibid., p. 22.
Ibid., pp. 22–23.
Ibid., p. 49.
Ibid., p. 34.
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Madsen, W. (1992). Australia, Canada and New Zealand Data Protection. In: Handbook of Personal Data Protection. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12806-8_6
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