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Steven Klimt

Steven Klimt is a partner in the Sydney office of Clayton Utz who has been practising in the Privacy area for over 20 years. He is listed in Best Lawyers Australia for Regulatory and Banking and Finance since 2012, and has been a member of the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia's Privacy Law Committee since its inception. Steven is regularly consulted by legislators and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner on policy and drafting. He has also given extensive advice in relation to privacy to many organisations including Government, financial institutions, IT suppliers, systems integrators, manufacturers medical services providers, pharmaceutical companies and motor vehicle distributors. His work has included drafting privacy policies, consents and disclosures, general advice and advice in relation to offshore data disclosure, data protection and data breaches.

Data Protection

Privacy Law in Australia: Breach Reporting, New Frontiers of Big Data and Differences with the EU…

Steven Klimt Apr 18, 2017 0

This article is based on a presentation made by Steven Klimt, a partner in the Sydney office of Clayton Utz during the Data Privacy Asia 2016 conference held on 9-11 November 2016. It outlines the new mandatory data breach reporting legislation, how Australian privacy regulation impacts Big Data and the differences…

Resources

Privacy Law in Australia – New Frontiers of Big Data and Breach Reporting

Steven Klimt Nov 10, 2016 0

After almost 5 years of prevarication, mandatory data breach reporting is about to be implemented in Australia. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has also recently released a draft policy guide on Big Data. How do you ensure compliance if you are doing business in Australia?