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Invasion of Privacy Tort?

  • TurkAlert
  • Published 01.03.2016

No statutory or common law action for invasion of privacy has developed in Australia. In 2001, the High Court of Australia left the option open in Australian Broadcasting Corporation v Lenah Game Meats Pty Ltd. The issue of whether a statutory cause of action for serious invasion of privacy should be introduced in NSW will be addressed in a report to be released on 3 March 2016. In this article we briefly outline the context of this development, which may lead to the creation of new exposures to liability for businesses and their insurers.