Dear APF members,
This announcement is primarily about the recent changes on the APF board, and some upcoming events.
1. Recent changes
Over the past year, the ongoing renewal of Board composition and appointments has continued. Chair Kat Lane, Vice-Chair David Lindsay, long-standing Secretary/Treasurer Mark Walkom, and a couple of other members retired, and (Prof) Deborah Upton joined the Board.
The officer positions are now as follows:
APF celebrates its 30th Anniversary on 28 July, with an event at UNSW. To coincide with that event, a new format and layout of the organisation’s substantial website will be launched – the first major revision since 2004.
3. Policy Work
The APF has continued its efforts to influence policy decisions relevant to privacy, including robo-goverment and the social welfare system, the Productivity Commission’s proposals re open data, and identity and authentication schemes. It also submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Federal Court in relation to the Grubb v Telstra case, which affected the interpretation of ‘personal information’ under the Privacy Act (Cth).
As always, recent activities are visible on the home-page and at: https://www.privacy.org.au/Papers/
David Vaile, Chair
This announcement is primarily about the recent changes on the APF board, and some upcoming events.
1. Recent changes
Over the past year, the ongoing renewal of Board composition and appointments has continued. Chair Kat Lane, Vice-Chair David Lindsay, long-standing Secretary/Treasurer Mark Walkom, and a couple of other members retired, and (Prof) Deborah Upton joined the Board.
The officer positions are now as follows:
- Chair – David Vaile
- Vice-Chairs – Holly Raiche and Roger Clarke
- Secretary – Bruce Arnold
- Treasurer – David Vaile
- Chair, Technical Ctee – Liam Pomfret
APF celebrates its 30th Anniversary on 28 July, with an event at UNSW. To coincide with that event, a new format and layout of the organisation’s substantial website will be launched – the first major revision since 2004.
3. Policy Work
The APF has continued its efforts to influence policy decisions relevant to privacy, including robo-goverment and the social welfare system, the Productivity Commission’s proposals re open data, and identity and authentication schemes. It also submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Federal Court in relation to the Grubb v Telstra case, which affected the interpretation of ‘personal information’ under the Privacy Act (Cth).
As always, recent activities are visible on the home-page and at: https://www.privacy.org.au/Papers/
David Vaile, Chair