MLL444 - Privacy and Data Law
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Previously: | Data Law, Privacy and Cybercrime |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed 8 law units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLM735 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Pre-recorded lecture up to a maximum of 1.5 hours per week, and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per week. |
Content
Inquiries into Australia's digital landscape have highlighted the importance of strong data protections to counter abuses of power, promote competition, and improve social welfare. Many of these inquiries also identify an increasing surveillance of people's lives by 'big tech'. This unit provides an introduction to the laws affecting data and privacy, and addresses the problems raised by modern practices. Topics covered in the unit include: introduction to data law; consumer data rights; data sharing and release laws; data regulation; introduction to privacy law; privacy law principles; data law and privacy -future trends.
Unit Fee Information
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Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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