The Dialogue organised a bilateral discussion between Australia and India on data protection regimes on 12th April 2022. For this discussion, we were delighted to host Ms Angelene Falk, Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner; Dr Amar Patnaik, Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019; Rahul Matthan, Partner, Trilegal.
As India is at the cusp of enacting its data protection regime, the speakers exchanged notes on the data protection regimes in India and Australia through this discussion. The key focus of the discussion was to learn about implementational strategies followed by Australia under its data protection regime, where a single office tackles both the right to privacy and access to government-held information. The comparison was undertaken to assess possible solutions to friction points within India’s data protection framework. However, the panel was mindful of the two jurisdictions’ distinctive legal, administrative, and industry infrastructure and capacities.
Drafted by: Kamesh Shekar
