Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) is an opportunity for organisations to move beyond policy and compliance and focus on how privacy, privacy governance, and data protection operate in practice across systems, processes and people.
At Holding Redlich, our Digital Economy and Data & Privacy teams are working with clients navigating increasingly complex privacy challenges. As regulatory expectations evolve, there is a growing focus on whether privacy frameworks are not only well-designed, but effective in operation.
Across sectors, a number of consistent themes are emerging:
Top 5 trends in privacy – Australian Government:
Throughout Privacy Awareness Week, we will be sharing insights and practical guidance on strengthening privacy compliance, governance, and data protection with a focus on:
Privacy Awareness Week 2026: How to build trust through better privacy practices
This privacy awareness week, we highlight five key areas where organisations can build trust in practice, from managing employee data, to responding to data breaches and exercising judgement when relying on privacy exemptions.
Privacy Awareness Week commentary highlights expectations for complaint handling and data governance
Holding Redlich general counsel Lyn Nicholson discusses themes raised during the Privacy Awareness Week launch event, including privacy complaint handling, operational privacy governance, privacy impact assessments and increasing expectations around accountability and the protection of personal information.
Our team advises across the full spectrum of data and privacy matters, including:
If you would like to discuss how to strengthen your organisation’s approach to privacy compliance, governance or data protection, please get in touch with our team.
