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Interpreting Privacy Principles research project
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The "Interpreting Privacy Principles" research project is supported by an ARC Discovery grant 2006-2009 to a research team based at the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, UNSW Faculty of Law.

Publications

iPP Working Papers

Waters, N. Paramaguru, A. and Johnston, A. 2007, 'Enforcement of privacy laws – issues arising from Australian experience', v. 2', Interpreting Privacy Principles Project, University of New South Wales [PDF]

Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. 2006, 'Interpreting Retention and Disposal Principles, v.1', Interpreting Privacy Principles Project, University of New South Wales [RTF]

Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. 2006, ‘Interpreting the Security Principle, v.6’ Interpreting Privacy Principles Project, University of New South Wales [RTF]

Submissions

Waters, N., submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee, 'Commonwealth FOI amendments shouldn’t miss the opportunity for real reform Submission on the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009 and Information Commissioner Bill 2009', January 2010 [PDF] [alternate link]

Waters, N., submission to the Australian Government, Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108, Parts A-C, F & I-K, February 2009 [PDF]

Waters, N. submission to the Australian Government, Reform of Credit Reporting Privacy Law Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108 Pt G, February 2009 [PDF]

Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. submission to the Australian Government, Health and Research Privacy Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108 Pt H, February 2009 [PDF]

Waters, N. and Paramaguru, A., Submission to the Australian Government, 'Response to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Privacy Report 108 Pt G', 31 January 2009 [PDF]

Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. Submission to the Australian Government, Best practice privacy principles: suggested improvements to the ALRC's model unified privacy principles (UPPs), December 2008

Waters, N. Johnston, A. and Greenleaf, G. 'Improving Privacy Legislation in New South Wales: Submission to the New South Wales Law Reform Commission in response to the Commission's June 2008 Consultation Paper (CP3)', November 2008 [PDF] [alternate link] [BEPress;  SSRN

Paramaguru, A. Vaile, D. Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. 'Distinguishing PETs from PITs: Developing technology with privacy in mind', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, March 2008 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. and Waters, N. 'In support of a statutory privacy action in Australian law', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, January 2008 [PDF]

Waters, N, Greenleaf, G. and Bygrave L. 'Closing the privacy-free zones: an analysis of ALRC proposals concerning Privacy Act exemptions', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007 [PDF]

Waters, N. 'Managing the privilege of credit reporting: an analysis of ALRC proposals for the credit reporting provisions of the Privacy Act', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G., Waters, N, and Bygrave L. 'Promoting and enforcing privacy principles: an analysis of ALRC proposals for the role of the Privacy Commissioner', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G., Waters, N, and Bygrave L. 'Strengthening uniform privacy principles: an analysis of the ALRC's proposed principles', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Australian Privacy Laws Discussion Paper 72, December 2007, 92 pgs [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. 'Function Creep - Defined and Still Dangerous: Submission on the Revised ID Card Bill', Submission to the Department of Human Services, 27 August 2007 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G., Waters, N, and Bygrave L. 'Implementing privacy principles: After 20 years, its time to enforce the Privacy Act', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Privacy Issues Paper, January 2007, 105 pgs [PDF]

Waters, N. 'Implementing Privacy Principles in Credit Reporting', Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission on the Review of Privacy Issues Paper 32: Credit Reporting Provisions [PDF]

Greenleaf, G., 'Submission #5: The ‘Doctor’s Area’ of the ID Card – The Crippling Complexity and Cost of “Voluntary” Medical and Emergency Information', Submission to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce, 22 March 2007 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. 'The Australian Government's Submission is seriously misleading to the Senate', Supplementary submission to the Inquiry Into the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007, 2 March 2007 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. 'Submission to the Inquiry into the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007' 25 February 2007 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. 'Submission 4 to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce: Shortcomings of the Taskforce’s first Report', 23 November 2006 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G.' Submission 3 to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce: Significant shortcomings in Discussion Paper 1', 21 June 2006 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G.' Submission 2 to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce: Framing the terms of debate', 12 June 2006 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. 'Submission 1 to the Consumer and Privacy Taskforce: Openness of enquiry ', 12 June 2006 [PDF]

Book Chapters

Bygrave, L.A. 'The Meaning of 'Data' and Similar Concepts - An Issue of Growing Legal Importance', in C. Magnusson Sjöberg & P. Wahlgren (eds.), Festskrift till Peter Seipel (Stockholm: Norstedts Juridik, 2006), pp. 117-126.

Greenleaf, G., ‘APEC’s Privacy Framework sets a new low standard for the Asia-Pacific’ in M. Richardson and A. Kenyon (eds.), New Dimensions in Privacy Law: International and Comparative Perspectives Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Refereed Journal Articles

Prof Graham Greenleaf, 'Access All Areas: Function Creep Guaranteed in Australia's ID Card Bill (No. 1)' , Computer Law and Security Report Vol 23, 25 February 2007 (accepted) published in SSRN at http://ssrn.com/abstract=966710 and UNSW Faculty of Law Research Series http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLRS/2007/11.html

Greenleaf, G. 'Australia’s proposed ID Card: Still quacking like a duck', UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2007-1, Computer Law & Security Report, Vol. 23, 2007 published in SSRN at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=951358 and UNSW Faculty of Law Research Series http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLRS/2007/1.html

Non- Refereed Journal Articles

Waters, N ‘Have Privacy Laws Delivered?’ Precedent, Issue 78, January/February 2007

Greenleaf, G ‘The proposed "access card"– why we need a national ID card debate’ Precedent, Issue 78, January/February 2007

Greenleaf, G ‘APEC Privacy Framework completed: No threat to privacy standards’ (2006) 11(8) Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, 220

Bygrave, L.A. 'Strengthening privacy protection in the Internet environment: A modest program of action', Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, 2006, vol. 11, pp. 222-226.

Roth P 'The Workplace Implications of RFID Technology' [2006] Employment Law Bulletin, pp 10-14

Roth P ‘Unlawful Photography in Public Places: the New Zealand Position’ (2006) 11(8) Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, 213

Major Reviews

Bygrave, L.A. Review of M. Klang & A. Murray (eds.), Human Rights in the Digital Age (London: The GlassHouse Press, 2005), in Nordic Journal of Human Rights / Nordisk Tidsskrift for menneskerettigheter, 2006, vol. 24, pp. 82-86.

Conference Papers

Waters, N. 'Who am I ? Dispelling the annoyingly persistent myth of a single answer'paper for [Id]entity 08 conference organised by the Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner, Melbourne, 12 November 2008

Waters, N. and Greenleaf, G. 'How do the ALRC and NSWLRC proposals contribute to providing a set of global best practice Privacy Principles which also adequately address the privacy threats and opportunities from emerging technologies?', June 2008

Evans, K. (Assistant Commissioner, NZ), 'Personal Information in New Zealand: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?' Symposium - Interpreting Privacy Principles: Chaos or Consistency? UNSW, May 2006; [2006] PrivLRes 2

Greenleaf, G. ‘Asia-Pacific Developments in Information Privacy Law and its Interpretation’ Privacy Symposium, NZ Privacy Commissioner, March 2006; UNSW Law Research Paper No. 2007-5 published in SSRN at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=952578 and UNSW Faculty of Law Research Series http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UNSWLRS/2007/5.html

Johnston, A. ‘Data security in practice: A review of NSW cases on the Security principle’ Symposium - Interpreting Privacy Principles: Chaos or Consistency? UNSW, May 2006; reprinted in The Inside Word, May 2006, Salinger & Co; [2006] PrivLRes 5

Stewart, B. (Assistant Commissioner, NZ), 'Case Note Citation', Symposium - Interpreting Privacy Principles: Chaos or Consistency? UNSW, May 2006; [2006] PrivLRes 6

Waters, N. and Paramaguru, A. 2007, 'Enforcement of privacy laws – issues arising from Australian experience', v. 1', Interpreting Privacy Principles Project, University of New South Wales [PDF]

Waters, N. 2006, ‘Interpreting the Security Principle, v.2’, Symposium - Interpreting Privacy Principles: Chaos or Consistency? UNSW, May 2006 [PDF]

Roderick Woo (Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner), 'Issues the Privacy Commissioner’s Office has faced in communicating our interpretation of DPP' Symposium - Interpreting Privacy Principles: Chaos or Consistency? UNSW, May 2006; [2006] PrivLRes 8

Other Publications

Bygrave, L.A, & Schartum D.W. 'Utredning av behov for endringer i personopplysningsloven' [Report on the need for changes to the Personal Data Act], report commissioned by Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Modernisation (now Ministry of Government Administration and Reform), 31st March 2006, 226 pages

Prof Graham Greenleaf, 'Australian ID Taskforce Report: A sheep in wolf’s clothing', 11 November 2006 [PDF]

Greenleaf, G. 'Quacking like a duck: The national ID Card proposal (2006) compared with the Australia Card (1986-87)', 12 June 2006 [PDF]

Preliminary and Related Work, 2004-05

Graham Greenleaf 'Implementation of the APEC Privacy Framework' , pgs 43-82 in Abdul Raman Saad (Ed) Personal Data & Privacy Protection, LexisNexis Malayan Law Journal, 2005, ISBN 967-962-654-7

Graham Greenleaf 'The APEC Privacy Framework - A new low standard' pgs 15-17, Privacy Laws & Business International Newsletter, Issue 76 Jan/Feb 2005, Privacy Laws & Business, Harrow, ISSN 0953-6795; also published in (2005) 11 Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, pgs 121-24, HItech Editing, Sydney, ISSN 1449-826X

Graham Greenleaf 'A tentative start to the implementation of APEC's Privacy Framework', pgs 1-3. Privacy Laws & Business International Newsletter, Issue 78, June/July 2005, Privacy Laws & Business, Harrow, ISSN 0953-6795

Graham Greenleaf 'APEC Privacy Framework completed: No threat to privacy standards', p5, Privacy Laws & Business International Newsletter, Issue 79, Sept/Oct 2005, Privacy Laws & Business, Harrow, ISSN 0953-6795

Graham Greenleaf ' UNESCO starts Asia-Pacific response to Montreux Declaration', p6 Privacy Laws & Business International Newsletter, Issue 79, Sept/Oct 2005, Privacy Laws & Business, Harrow, ISSN 0953-6795

Graham Greenleaf 'The global context of privacy rights policies in the digital age: Prospects and present situation', pgs 69-99, in (Proceedings) International Forum on Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, September 2005, Korean National Commission for UNESCO, Seoul, South Korea (No ISSN given).

Nigel Waters and Graham Greenleaf 'IPPs examined: The correction principle' (2005) 11 Privacy Law & Policy Reporter, pgs 137-42, HItech Editing, Sydney, ISSN 1449-826X

Nigel Waters and Graham Greenleaf 'IPPs examined: The security principle' (2004) 11 Privacy Law & Policy Reporter 67-74 Hitech Editing / CCH Australia

Nigel Waters and Graham Greenleaf 'IPPs examined: The retention principle' (2004) 11 Privacy Law & Policy Reporter 96-102, Hitech Editing/ CCH Australia

Graham Greenleaf 'The APEC privacy initiative: 'OECD Lite' for the Asia-Pacific?' Privacy Laws and Business International Newsletter Issue 71 (UK))

Graham Greenleaf 'APEC's privacy standard regaining strength' (2004) 10 Privacy Law & Policy Reporter 158-159 <>

Paul Roth 'Remedies under New Zealand law', Part 1 (2004) 10 PLPR 153 ; Part 2 (2004) 10(9) PLPR 174; Part 3 (2004) PLPR 16

Graham Greenleaf 'Reforming reporting of privacy cases: A proposal for improving accountability of Asia-Pacific Privacy Commissioners' (2003), to be published in Privacy Law And Policy In New Zealand, Paul Roth (ed), Butterworths LexisNexis, Wellington, New Zealand (also on Legal Scholarship Network (LSN) in PDF)

 

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