This page lists EFA's submissions and related publications, sorted by Topic Area. See them listed chronologically here.
General/Multi-topic
- Freedom of the Press and the Exercise of Law Enforcement Powers August 2019
- Model Acceptable Use Policy for Employee Use of the Internet - 24th November 2000
- Current Legal Issues: A paper presented at the AUUG2K Conference in Canberra by EFA Chair Kim Heitman - 29th June 2000
- A Bill of Electronic Rights and Ethics - Peter Merel - 1996
Copyright
- Copyright Amendment Bill November 2019
- Copyright Amendments submission - 12th February 2016
- Productivity Commission - IP Inquiry - submission - 17th December 2015
- Copyright Code submission - 23rd March 2015
- ALRC Copyright in the Digital Economy - submission - 3rd December 2012
- ALRC Copyright Review Terms of Reference submission - 27th April 2012
- Letter to AG Roxon re Optus TV Now - 28th February 2012
- Submission to the Review of sections 47J and 110AA of the Copyright Act - 29th February 2008
- Submission re the Copyright Amendment Bill 2006
- Inquiry into Technological Protection Measures Exceptions - 21st October 2005
- Issues Paper on Fair Use and Other Copyright Exceptions - 1st July 2005
- Policy review concerning unauthorised access to and use of subscription broadcasts - 17th June 2005
- Submission to the review of the "Digital Agenda" amendments to the Copyright Act - 30 September 2003
- EFA comments to the Copyright Convergence seminar - 23rd June 1994
- EFA comments to the Copyright Convergence group - 22nd April 1994
Trade Agreements
- Submission to Senate DFAT TPP Inquiry - 31st October 2016
- Submission on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT)- 17th March 2016
- Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement JSCOT Inquiry - submission - 16th June 2014
- Submission to DFAT on the TPP - 29th June 2012
- Letter to Trade Ministers re ACTA - 16th September 2008
- Senate Inquiry into the Australia - US Free Trade Agreement - 30 April 2004
- JSCOT Inquiry into the Australia - US Free Trade Agreement - 13th April 2004
Identity
- Review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2019 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2019 September 2019
- Submission re Exposure Draft of the Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill - 21st August 2007
- DHS Access Card Consumer and Privacy Taskforce: Discussion Paper No. 3 - Registration - 16th April 2007
- DHS Access Card Consumer and Privacy Taskforce: Discussion Paper Number 2 - Voluntary Medical and Emergency Information - 16th March 2007
- Access Card - Inquiry Into Human Services (Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill - 28th February 2007
- Exposure Draft of Access Card Bill - 12th January 2007
- Discussion Paper No. 1 on the Australian Government Health and Social Services "Access Card" - 31st July 2006
- Submission on the Queensland Smart Card Driver Licence Proposal issued by Queensland Transport - 21st November 2003
Consumer Representation
Competition
- Submission to the ACCC about eBay's plan to force Australians to use PayPal for eBay purchases in most circumstances - 6th May 2008
- Submission to the Australian Communications Industry Forum on Consumer Contracts draft Industry Code - 5th November 2004
Connectivity (Broadband, NBN)
- Submission to the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the NBN - 15th September 2008
- Submission to the Broadband Services Experts Group - 1994
Domain Name System (DNS)
- auDA second-level domains implementation submission - 10th November 2017
- auDA WHOIS Policy review - submission - 31st January 2014
- Discussion Paper Review of the structure and operation of the .au Internet domain - 28th November 2006
- Submission to the Australian Communications Authority Discussion Paper titled Introduction of ENUM in Australia - 16th November 2002
- EFA Submission to auDA Names Policy Advisory Panel - 21st March 2001
- Submission to auDA Competition Model Advisory Panel - 1st March 2001
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the provisions of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2000 - 19th October 2000
Censorship - Classification
- Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill - 19th October 2017
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into harm being done to Australian children through access to pornography on the Internet - 10th March 2016
- Senate Inquiry Submission to the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Classification Tools and Other Measures) Bill 2014 - 1st May 2014
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012 - 9th March 2012
- EFA-AusGamers - R18 Classification - submission - 28th February 2010
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill - 28th May 2007
- Material that Advocates Terrorist Acts Discussion Paper - 25th May 2007
- Classification (Waiver of Fee) Principles - 18th November 2005
- Suicide Related Material Offences Bill - 3rd April 2005
- Analysis of the South Australian government's Internet censorship legislation - 29th November 2002
- Submission to the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Review of the Operation of Schedule 5 to the Broadcasting Services Act 1992 - 8th November 2002
- Comprehensive Analysis of the NSW Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment Bill 2001 - 18th February 2002
- Submission to the NSW Parliament inquiry into the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Amendment Bill 2001 - 24th February 2002
- OFLC Review of the Classification Guidelines for Films, Videos, Internet Content and Computer Games - October 2001
- Publications too 'raunchy' for Queensland adults to read? Paper on Queensland Government censorship policy obtained by EFA under FOI 7th August 2000
- Community Views - Whose Views? - a paper by EFA Executive Director Irene Graham discussing the OFLC Review of Publications Classification Guidelines (undertaken during 1997-1999) - 7th August 2000
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into amendments to the Classification Act to change the X classification to NVE (non-violent erotica) - 10th March 2000
- EFA response to draft State & Territory Net censorship legislation - 29th September 1999
- OFLC review of classification guidelines for publications - 28th May 1998
- Senate Select Committee on Information Technologies Self Regulation in the Information and Communication Industries Inquiry - January 1998
- Consultation Paper on the Regulation of on-line Information Services - 28 August 1995
- EFA's joint response with ACS to BBS investigation - 1994
Censorship - Internet Filtering
- Submission to DBCDE on Internet Filter Transparency - 12th February 2010
- Letter from Mark Newton to Minister Ellis re Internet Filter - 17th November 2008
- Filtering Pilot and ACMA Blacklist - Not just “illegal” material - 15th November 2008
- Commentary on mandatory filtering by ISPs, a paper discussing the Internet censorship scheme proposed by The Australia Institute - 18th March 2003
- Hoodwinking the Public: Australia's Internet Censorship Regime - 6th November 2002
- Response to the Internet Industry Association (IIA) Industry Code of Practice Version 7.1 (re internet filtering) - 12th April 2002
- Regulatory Failure: Australia's Internet Censorship Regime - EFA's Analysis of the ABA Jul-Dec 2000 report - 5th May 2001
- ABA Consultation Paper - Restricted Access systems - 9th November 1999
- Report: Clairview Internet Sheriff - An Independent Review - 25 June 1999
- EFA submission to Senate Inquiry into a regulatory framework relating to illegal or offensive material on the Internet - 30th April 1999
- EFA Response to the government's Principles for a Regulatory Framework for On-line Services in the Broadcasting Services Act - 10th August 1997
- Senate Select Committee on Community Standards Relevant to the Supply of Services Utilising Electronic Technologies - March 1997
- EFA response to the ABA report into regulation of online services - 21st October 1996
- Response to the Draft NSW bill to censor the Internet - 17th June 1996
- Submission to ABA inquiry - 16 February 1996
Privacy
- Submission to AGD Data Retention for civil cases consultation - 27th January 2017
- Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Privacy Amendment (Re-identification Offence) Bill 2016 - 19th December 2016
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the 2016 Australian Bureau of Statistics Census - 26th September 2016
- Submission on ALRC Discussion Paper about Serious Invasions of Privacy - 12th May 2014
- Submission to Clayton Utz on proposals to Enhance the Document Verification Service (DVS) - 2nd March 2014
- Submission to the Dept of Communications discussion paper on the registration period on the do not call register - 31st January 2014
- Submission to ALRC Inquiry into Serious Invasions of Privacy in the Digital Era - 13th November 2013
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry in relation to the feasibility of a prohibition on charging fees for an unlisted number service - 28th March 2013
- Integrated Public Number Database Scheme Consultation Paper (ACMA) - 2nd March 2007
- Issues Paper 31 Review of Privacy (ALRC) - 8th January 2007
- Industry Standard for the Making of Telemarketing Calls - 6th September 2006
- Spam Act 2003 Review Issues Paper - 1st February 2006
- Introduction of an Australian Do Not Call Register - 28th November 2005
- Draft Integrated Public Number Database Standard - 28th July 2005
- Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts public consultation on Spyware - 29 June 2005
- Senate Inquiry into the Privacy Act - Supplementary Submission - 30th May 2005
- Senate Inquiry into the Privacy Act - 24 February 2005
- Review of the Private Sector Provisions of the Privacy Act - 22nd December 2004
- Privacy invasions: Blocked Calling Number Disclosure to ISPs - 6th September 2004
- Submission to the Australian Communications Authority discussion paper Who's Got Your Number?: Regulating the Use of Telecommunications Customer Information - 14 May 2004
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Spam Bill 2003 and Spam (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003 - 20 October 2003
- Analysis and comments on the Spam Bills - 3 October 2003
- Submission to the Australian Communications Industry Forum's Draft Calling Number Display Industry Code C522 - 2nd November 2002
- Submission to the National Office for the Information Economy's Interim Spam Review Report - 16th September 2002
- Submission to the Federal Privacy Commissioner's Consultation Paper for Information Sheet: Privacy and Collection of Publicly Available Personal Information - 25th August 2002
- Draft National Privacy Principles Guidelines - 4 July 2001
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000 - 3rd September 2000
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into e-Privacy - 28th July 2000
- Submission to the House of Representatives Inquiry into the provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000 - May 2000
- Victorian Government's proposed Data Protection Bill - 10th February 1999
- Senate Inquiry into Privacy And The Private Sector (Privacy Amendment Bill 1998) - 8th July 1998
- Response to AGD Discussion Paper on Privacy Protection in the Private Sector - 27th November 1996
Data Breaches
- AGD - Serious Data Breach Notification Consultation submission - 7th March 2016
- Data breach draft bill submission - 24th April 2013
- Privacy Breach Notification - submission - 23rd November 2012
Online Safety
- ACT Crimes Amendment bill (non-consensual image sharing) - 28th July 2017
- Senate LegCon Revenge Porn Inquiry submission - 19th January 2016
- ALP Revenge Porn bill - submission - 6th October 2015
- Vicparl Sexting Inquiry - submission - 15th June 2012
- Unauthorised Photographs on the Internet and Ancillary Privacy Issues - 14th October 2005
- Draft Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill - 12th April 2004
- Submission to HREOC's Background Paper for the October 2002 Cyber-Racism Symposium re Online Hate Speech and Section 18C of the Australian Racial Discrimination Act 1975 - 26th July 2002
Surveillance
- Review of the Mandatory Data Retention Regime July 2019
- Review of the Amendments made by the Telecommunictions and other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018, July 2019
- Submission on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill - 19th January 2015
- Submission on the Comprehensive revision of Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act - 3rd March 2014
- National Security Inquiry - submission - 20th August 2012
- Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill - 9th April 2008
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill - 10th July 2007
- Exposure draft of Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2007 - 23rd February 2007
- Inquiry into the provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill - 13th March 2006
- Review of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act - 20th May 2005
- Supplementary submission, responding to a Question on Notice, to the Senate Inquiry into the Provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 - 12 July 2004
- Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 - 28 June 2004
- Briefing Paper on the provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 - 3 June 2004
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Provisions of the Surveillance Devices Bill 2004 - 18th May 2004
- Senate Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2004 - 9th March 2004
- Analysis of the implications of the Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2002 - 29th June 2002
- PJCIS Review of the ASIO Legislation Amendment Bill 1999 - 25th April 1999
Strategy
- Artificial Intelligence: Australia's Ethics Framework Submission_Redacted May 2019
- Cyber Security Strategy_Redacted November 2019
- Digital Economy White Paper - submission - 14th January 2013
- DBCDE Future Directions - submission - 11th February 2009
- NOIE: Towards an Australian strategy for the Information Economy - October 1998
Patents
Security
- Cyber Security Strategy_Redacted November 2019
- SLACA-TIAA-NetworkSecurity - 8th October 2009
- AGD-TIAA-Computer-Network-Protection - 7th August 2009
- Senate Inquiry into the Provisions of the Cybercrime Bill 2001 - July 2001
- EFA Commentary on the Cybercrime Bill 2001 - 23rd July 2001
Cybercrime
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Crimes Legislation Amendment (Telecommunications Offences and Other Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2004 - 6th August 2004
- Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Entry, Search and Seizure Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation conducted - 26 July 2004
- Supplementary submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission inquiry into recent trends in practices and methods of cybercrime - 6th August 2003
- Submission to the Internet Industry Association of Australia ("IIA") on their proposed Cybercrime Code of Practice for ISPs - 19 August 2003
- Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission inquiry into recent trends in practices and methods of cybercrime - 30th April 2003
- Joint Committee On The National Crime Authority Inquiry into The Law Enforcement Implications of New Technology - 19th April 2001
