Government agencies could access personal data without consent under new bill

‘The Public Interest Advocacy Centre said the most marginalised groups, including people with a disability, First Nations people, young people, elderly people and asylum seekers, will likely be most at risk by the proposed new law, because they access government services more than the rest of the population or are disproportionately subjected to corrective services or detention.’

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