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2025 is a landmark year for Australian privacy law. The new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy came into effect in June this year. This could be a breakthrough providing you with a better way to protect your privacy interests through the court system. Big Ideas digs deep into its origins, its inspirations, and its potential future.
Presented at the Queensland University of Technology.
Speakers
Emeritus Professor Barbara McDonaldProfessor of Law, University of Sydney Law School; led the 2014 Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry on Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era.
The Hon Justice Peter Applegarth AM KCFormer barrister and Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Mark Burdon (host)Professor of Law, Queensland University of Technology, QUT's Digital Media Research Centre
Further information
New statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy
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2025 is a landmark year for Australian privacy law. The new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy came into effect in June this year. This could be a breakthrough providing you with a better way to protect your privacy interests through the court system. Big Ideas digs deep into its origins, its inspirations, and its potential future.
Presented at the Queensland University of Technology.
Speakers
Emeritus Professor Barbara McDonaldProfessor of Law, University of Sydney Law School; led the 2014 Australian Law Reform Commission Inquiry on Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era.
The Hon Justice Peter Applegarth AM KCFormer barrister and Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland
Mark Burdon (host)Professor of Law, Queensland University of Technology, QUT's Digital Media Research Centre
Further information
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