Bifurcated Data Security Laws. Who.What.Where.

Who & Where: Western Australian government

What: Data Security law that will create 2 parallel government oversights

What is the bifurcated approach?

• Privacy Commissioner
  • “promote privacy measures and ensure accountability, as well as receive and resolve complaints”.

• Chief data officer
  • “responsibility for supporting the public sector in the correct use and reuse of information, as well as management of data”.

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