Privacy in the 21st Century

Protecting our privacy is one of the most important policy issues of the 21st century. The way our laws protect privacy will shape our lives, our society and our economy.

Privacy in the 21st Century symposium, hosted by the Communications Law Centre and the University of Technology, Sydney, is set to be one the key privacy events of the year. It will bring together an expert list of international and national speakers, including policy makers, politicians, journalists, lawyers and industry commentators.

The symposium will address:

• Privacy regulation
• Policy reform
• Privacy in a digital world

Downloads

• Conference program (PDF, 154kB)
• Conference flyer (PDF, 493kB)

Speakers

• Rt Hon. Lord justice Brian Leveson
  Chair of the UK Leveson Inquiry
• The Hon. John Hatzistergos
  Adjunct Professor School of Law UTS
• The Hon. Greg Smith SC AG
  NSW Attorney General and Minister for Justice
• Prof George Williams AO
  University of New South Wales
• The Hon. Robert McClelland MP
  former Federal Attorney General
• Senator Scott Ludlam
  Australian Greens Senator for Western Australia
• The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP
  Member for Wentworth and Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband
• Chris Chapman
  Chairman ACMA
• Prof Julian Disney AO
  Chair, Australian Press Council
• Angelene Falk
  Acting Assistant Commissioner, Compliance Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
• Howard Brown OAM
  Vice President, Victims of Crime Assistance League

Commentators

• Janet Albrechtsen
  The Australian
• Chris Warren
  Federal Secretary, Media Arts and Entertainment Alliance
• Mark Day
  The Australian
• Chris Merritt
  Legal Affairs Editor, The Australian