While the Australian Law Reform Commission initially proposed the introduction of a data breach notification law in 2008, such legislation has yet to be passed, reports IT Wire. One privacy expert says that is, in part, due to the unstable political environment. "I hope it happens soon," said Craig Scroggie of Symantec, "but ultimately in politics, someone has to be prepared to drive that issue, and in an unstable political environment, the big issues are not easy to get through." Scroggie also notes that implementing a breach notification law means that the government would have to comply with that law.
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