NSWLRC hands down new report on privacy
Mon Aug 17 2009The NSW Law Reform Commission released a report on Invasion of Privacy (Report 120), which recommends that, as part of a uniform law initiative in Australia, New South Wales should amend the Civil Liability Act 2002 to provide a cause of action for invasion of privacy.
The chair of the NSW Law Reform Commission, the Hon James Wood AO QC, said that "the action is only applicable where an individual has a reasonable expectation of privacy that is not� overridden by public interests such as freedom of speech. We advocate a common sense approach, whereby privacy interests are weighted against other important concerns such as the public's 'right to know' and the protection of national security".
Copies of Invasion of Privacy (Report 120) may be obtained from the NSW Law Reform Commission or downloaded from the commissionâs website www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lrc
17 August 2009