Internet Industry Association

Following the release of the National Principles for the Fair Handling of Personal Information in February 1998 Australian industry was called upon to implement adequate privacy measures for their respective industry sectors.

The IIA has responded to this by incorporating the Principles into its draft Privacy Code of Practice which is currently before the Federal Privacy Commissioner for registration.

The IIA Privacy VT has addressed areas including the monitoring of our privacy performance as an industry and recommend reforms to ensure that our obligations either comprise or are consistent with international best practice, and that realistic obligations delivering real benefits for end users can be achieved. In the context of Australia's privacy legislation, the Privacy VT is now charged with shepherding the IIA's code through registration with the Federal Privacy Commission and will assist IIA members in their compliance with best practice principles contained in the Code. Importantly, the Code has been designed to give IIA members compliance with the EU Privacy Directive once safe harbour has been negotiated with the EU Data Protection Commission.

The taskforce is Chaired by Duncan Giles, Special Counsel at Freehills.