Ming Ding | Information Security and
Privacy Group | Data61, CSIROPrivacy legislation and regulations
•Australia
➢For the moment, certain rights of individuals defined in GDPR (such as the “right to be forgotten”)
do not have equivalent rights under the Australian Privacy Act.
(https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance -and-advice/australian -entities -and-the-eu-general -data-
protection -regulation )
➢A few proposals to realize a limited right of erasure have been discussed in a Discussion Paper
released in 2021 by the Attorney -General’s Department as part of its ongoing review of the
Australian Privacy Act ( https://consultations.ag.gov.au/rights -and-protections/privacy -act-review -
discussion -paper/ )