Tomorrow Australia will have a statutory tort of serious invasion of privacy. A long overdue reform that will fill a significant and unacceptable gap in the law
June 9, 2025 |
Tomorrow the statutory tort of serious invasion of privacy will take effect across all jurisdictions in Australia. The tort was passed throught the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024. The tort is inserted through Schedule 2 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and recognises two primary forms of invasion; intrusion upon seclusion and misuse of private information.