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Directory of Australian Privacy Organisations

This document contains contact points within Australia that are relevant to privacy advocates. A separate page provides contact-points for international organisations. The Departments are:

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Privacy Advocacy Organisations (in alphabetical order)

Australian Human Rights Information Centre (AHRIC)

ahrc-feedback@austlii.edu.au,UNSW, http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/ahric/

Australian Lawyers for Human Rights

admin@alhr.asn.au, Fax: +61 2 9399 6154 http://www.alhr.asn.au/

Australian Privacy Foundation

enquiries@privacy.org.au, G.P.O. Box 1196, Sydney NSW 2001 http://www.privacy.org.au/

Campaign for Fair Privacy Laws

Chris Connolly, chrisc@galexia.com, (02) 9281 4452

Civil Rights Network (CRN)

mailto:info@civilrightsnetwork.org, http://www.civilrightsnetwork.org/

Communications Law Centre (CLC)

admin@comslaw.org.au, (02) 9663 0552, (02) 9662 6839, http://comslaw.org.au

Council for Civil Liberties Organisations:

Australian Council for Civil Liberties

robogor@ozemail.com.au
http://www.qccl.org.au/aboutus.htm
Phone: (07) 3236 1311

Civil Liberties Australia, A.C.T.

secretary@cla.asn.au
http://www.cla.asn.au/
Box 7438 Fisher ACT 2611
Phone: Secretary Bill Rowlings on (02) 6288 6137

Liberty Victoria

info@libertyvictoria.org.au
http://libertyvictoria.org.au/
GPO Box 3161, Melbourne, Victoria 3001
Phone: (03) 9670 6422, Fax: (03) 9670 6433

NSW Council for Civil Liberties Inc.

office@nswccl.org.au
http://www.nswccl.org.au/
PO Box 201, Glebe NSW 2037
Ph: (02) 9660 7582, Fax: (02) 9566 4162

Queensland Council for Civil Liberties

candacewright@optusnet.com.au
http://www.qccl.org.au/
PO Box 2281, Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone: 0409 624 646

Tasmanian Council for Civil Liberties

info@tasccl.org.au
http://www.tasccl.org.au/
P.O. Box 12, Cygnet, Tasmania 7112
P: (03) 6295 1214, F: (03) 6295 1214

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA)

Irene Graham (Exec. Director)
http://www.efa.org.au/
Phone: (07) 3424 0201, Fax: (07) 3424 0241

Rights Australia

info@rightsaustralia.org.au
http://www.rightsaustralia.org.au/
PO Box 559, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Telephone (02) 9269 0569, Fax (02) 9698 5077


Consumer Advocacy Organisations (in alphabetical order)

Australian Consumer Association (ACA)

Charles Britton, CBritton@choice.com.au, (02) 9577 3333, 9577 3222, http://www.choice.com.au/

Consumer Credit Legal Service (CCLS)

carolyn.bond@ccls.org.au (03) 9670 5088, Melbourne http://www.ccls.org.au/

Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF)

info@chf.org.au (02) 6273 5444, Fax: (02) 6273 5888, PO Box 3099, Manuka ACT 2603 http://www.chf.org.au/

Consumer Law Centre Victoria (CLCV)

info@clcv.net.au (03) 9629 6300, Fax: (03) 9629 6898, 9/91 William St. Melbourne, Vic, 3000 http://www.clcv.net.au/

Consumer Telecommunications Network

ctn@ctn.org.au (02) 9572-6007, http://www.ctn.org.au/

Electronic Service Delivery Network.

A Victorian-based affiliation of organisations and individuals addressing issues and implications for the delivery of state government services through online systems, including privacy matters, accessibility and equity. Convenor: Jan Whitaker, jwhit@melbpc.org.au

Financial Services Consumer Policy Centre

director@fscpc.org.au, UNSW, (02) 9281 4452, http://www.fscpc.org.au/

Health Issues Centre

Tony McBride, t.mcbride@healthissuescentre.org.au
Level 5, Health Sciences Building 2, La Trobe University VIC 3086
Phone (03) 9479 5827, Fax (03) 9479 5977
http://www.healthissuescentre.org.au/

Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU)

Kate Lance, Tony Hill, ed@isoc-au.org.au, or Craig Ng (03) 9288 0555, Fax: (03) 9288 0666, http://www.isoc-au.org.au/


Privacy Protection Agencies

Within Australia, the following privacy/data protection agencies exist:

In the laggard States:

Additional bodies of relevance in the health care sector include:

Additional bodies of relevance in other sectors include:

If you're aware of a relevant agency that isn't listed here, please tell us!!


Newspapers' Addresses for 'Letters to the Editor'

Here are the ways that we're aware of for sending Letters to the Editors of the major newspapers:


Relevant Portfolios and Ministers (last reviewed August 2004)

In order to provide the appearance of doing something, governments change the names and responsibilities of ministerial portfolios frequently. Here's the best we could do, as at August 2004:


Registered Political Parties

Major Political Parties

Some Key Players (last reviewed February 2007)

Party Position Email
Democrats Lyn Allison (Leader) Senator.Allison@democrats.org.au
  Natasha Stott-Despoja Senator.Stott.Despoja@democrats.org.au
Labor Kevin Rudd (Leader) Kevin.Rudd.MP@aph.gov.au
  Tanya Plibersek (Human Services) Tanya.Plibersek.MP@aph.gov.au
  Joe Ludwig (Attorney-General) senator.ludwig@aph.gov.au
  Kate Lundy Senator.Lundy@aph.gov.au
  Peter Garrett Peter.Garrett.MP@aph.gov.au
Greens Senator Bob Brown (Leader) Senator.Bob.Brown@aph.gov.au
  Senator Kerry Nettle Senator.Nettle@aph.gov.au
Liberal Leader: John Howard MP John.Howard.MP@aph.gov.au
 

Attorney-General: Philip Ruddock MP Philip.Ruddock.MP@aph.gov.au
  IT: Senator Helen Coonan Senator.Coonan@aph.gov.au
  Steven Ciobo Steve.Ciobo.MP@aph.gov.au
National Mark Vaile (Leader) Mark.Vaile.MP@aph.gov.au
  Ron Boswell (Leader in the Senate) Senator.Boswell@aph.gov.au
  Barnaby Joyce Senator.Joyce@aph.gov.au
 Independents Steve Fielding Senator.Fielding@aph.gov.au
 (Senate) Nigel Scullion (Country Liberal, NT) Senator.Scullion@aph.gov.au
Independents Peter Andren Peter.Andren.MP@aph.gov.au
(House of Reps) Bob Katter Bob.Katter.MP@aph.gov.au
  Tony Windsor Tony.Windsor.MP@aph.gov.au

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