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Information Privacy Links

Privacy is an issue of Departmental, State, Federal and International interest, concern and importance.

The following links can be accessed to gain a broader understanding of privacy and to access information regarding research and debates on aspects of privacy from national and international perspectives.

• http://www.premiers.qld.gov.au/index.asp
• Queensland Government Chief Information Office, Department of Public Works  
  - all Information Standards pertaining to the Queensland Government.

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Federal sites

• the Office of the Federal Privacy Commisioner
• the Federal Attorney-General's Department

Sites in other States

• New South Wales - Office of the Privacy Commissioner
• New South Wales Health - a number of items can be found under a general 'privacy search'
• Northern Territory - Office of Information Commissioner
• Victorian Department of Human Services
• Victoria - Office of the Health Services Commissioner
• Victoria - Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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International Government Sites

Asia / Pacific

• Hong Kong - Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
• New Zealand - Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Europe

• Ireland - Data Protection Commisssioner
• UK - Data Protection Commission useful to do a 'health' search

North America

• Canada - Office of the Privacy Commissioner see especially the Links to Provinces and Territories under the Health Links (Ontario is recommended)
• Hawaii - Office of Information Practices includes the Medical Privacy Taskforce
• US - Department of Health and Human Services useful to search under 'medical privacy' in the 'select a topic' section

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Research centres and non-government organisations

• Australian Privacy Charter Council (NGO)
• Electronic Privacy Information Centre - Public interest research centre - Washington D.C.
• Health Privacy Project, Institute for Health Care Research and Policy, Georgetown University
• Privacy 2000 - especially the Presidential Privacy Archives
• Privacy.org - daily news and information in  relation to privacy.  Joint project of the Electronic Privacy Information Centre (Washington D.C.) and Privacy International (Washington & London)

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