Category Archives: Federal

No inquiry for AccessCard: The Next Generation

2008-05-18 – 18:32:52

To be implemented by 2008-07-01 is what seems to be an even more invasive version of AccessCard, without an inquiry (as far as I know), even though the AccessCard had both a departmental and parliamentary inquiry.
Does anyone know of a departmental inquiry on this either mooted or underway?  There’s certainly no time between the announcement […]

By Dave Bath | Also posted in Editorial | Comments (0)

Announce: Privacy Commissioner and Information Security Breach Notification Guide

2008-05-18 – 18:25:23

The Privacy Commissioner has a consultation open about a code for notifying individuals about privacy breaches, with comments due 2008-06-16.

Subject: Draft Voluntary Information Security Breach Notification Guide
Submissions Due: 2008-06-16
Email: consultation@privacy.gov.au
Postal: "Information Security Breach Notification Consultation", Office of the Privacy Commissioner, GPO Box 5218, Sydney NSW 2001.

As noted in the introductory sections of the draft…

By Dave Bath | Also posted in Announcement, Preliminary Thoughts, privacy.gov.au | Comments (0)

Announce: Inquiry into Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Beverages

2008-05-18 – 15:14:23

The Inquiry into Ready-to-Drink Alcohol Beverages by the Senate Community Affairs Committee, with public submissions due by 2008-05-30.
Hmmm.  Are there any alcoholic beverages that are not "ready-to-drink"?

By Dave Bath | Also posted in Announcement, Senate: Community Affairs | Comments (1)

Announce: Lobbying Code of Conduct

2008-05-16 – 20:53:12

The Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee has announced an Inquiry into the Lobbying Code of Conduct, (you can get the code here) with submissions due 2008-06-10.  The inquiry is meant to review if…

the code is adequate to achieve its aims;
the code should apply to members of both Houses of Parliament and their staff;
the code […]

By Dave Bath | Also posted in Announcement, Committees, Senate: Finance and Public Administration | Comments (1)

Announce: National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy

2008-05-16 – 17:14:18

DEEWR are after submissions (including "tell us your story" submissions) to help review the National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy discussion paper.
It’s a departmental (not parliamentary) inquiry, so it’s a little harder to dig up administrivia, but I’ll point to a Balneus post on this subject, and the links inside it.

Notes/See Also:

By Dave Bath | Also posted in Announcement, deewr.gov.au, workplace.gov.au | Comments (0)

Announce: Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008

2008-05-16 – 16:45:21

Inquiry into the Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008. Submissions due 2008-05-23.

By Dave Bath | Also posted in Announcement, Senate: Economics | Comments (0)