On 16 February 2023, the Australian Attorney-General's Department released the highly anticipated Privacy Act Review Report (PARR), the next step in the Australian Government's comprehensive review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act Review). The PARR makes 116 proposals for significant reform to Australia's privacy regulatory framework. The consultation is open for submissions until 31 March 2023.

Practical Law Commercial has released the following resources to assist subscribers in understanding the scope of the proposed reforms and in responding to the consultation:

• Legal update, Privacy Act Review Report: 116 proposals for significant reforms to the Privacy Act. This update provides a brief overview of the key reforms proposed by the PARR and provides links to Practical Law's resources relating to the Privacy Act Review.
• Checklist, Summary of key issues for consultation from the Privacy Act Review Report. This checklist includes a table providing a summary of the key issues that have been flagged for consultation from the PARR. It includes links to relevant sections in Practical Law's more comprehensive review of the PARR.
• Article, Privacy Act Review: Summary of proposed reforms from the Privacy Act Review Report. This article provides a background to the Privacy Act Review and an overview of each of the reforms proposed in the PARR. In order to assist subscribers with understanding the proposed privacy law reforms, links to relevant Practical Law, data protection and privacy resources are included throughout the article.