The final iteration of the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) has been issued by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner following public consultation, Computerworld Australia reports. Public and private organizations must adhere to the APPs when they go into effect on March 12 along with the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012, which gives Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim a mandate to seek civil penalties of up to $340,000 for individuals and $1.7 million for businesses in cases of serious beach incidents. Pilgrim said, “Most of the requirements contained in the APPs are not new, and business and government should be ready to hit the ground running come March 12.”
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