“It would also give people an opportunity to take any necessary steps to protect their personal information,” she said.
Individual privacy can also be bolstered by such a move, according to Section 15 of the Executive Summary of the submission.
Furthermore Sectin 15 stated: “While this is a relatively new development internationally, the Office [of the Privacy Commissioner] supports such a regime in principle, and looks forward to collaborating with other relevant stakeholders to develop and implement appropriate and effective breach notification provisions in the Privacy Act."