Australian Data Breach Regime
Legal perspectives in cyber security
At a minimum, your essay should demonstrate what legal issues you have learnt in class and from the readings you have done
Essay Question
What is the Australian notifiable data breach regime and why do we have it? What are the positive and the negative aspects of the notifiable data breach regime?
In preparing your essay, you should research and read relevant legal articles, judicial decisions and statutory laws, and refer to them in your essay where relevant. Example research materials are provided in the reading materials for the class.
The word limit for the essay is a maximum of 3,200 words, but 2,500 to 3,000 words are acceptable.
This word count:
• includes headings and subheadings;
• does not include text in the header; and
• does not include footnotes – however footnotes should be used for citation purposes only. Substantive text should not be included in footnotes.
You are free to use the referencing style that you prefer, as long as you are consistent within the paper. That
Some of the relevant readings
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles-guidelines (Chapters A to C (for context and background) and Chapter 11: APP11 – Security of personal information)
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/what-is-personal-information
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/guide-to-securing-personal-information
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/guidance-and-advice/data-breach-preparation-and-response/part-4-notifiable-data-breach-ndb-scheme
The Right to Privacy
Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis
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