BSA | The Software Alliance welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the reform of Australia’s electronic surveillance framework, with reference to the associated Discussion Paper and the Report of the Comprehensive Review of the Legal Framework of the National Intelligence Community (Comprehensive Review). Read more

BSA | The Software Alliance welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022 (Bill Two) Exposure Draft2 and its associated Explanatory Paper. Read more

Joint BSA - Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Letter to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) regarding Independent National Security Legislation Monitor (INSLM) report on the Telecommunications and other Legislation Amendment (Access and Assistance) Act 2018 (TOLA). The AIIA and BSA support the Australian Government’s desire to have more powerful tools to aid in the fight against criminal and terrorist activities. Both our associations have engaged in multiple public consultations, urging the adoption of safeguards to ensure that the authorities under the TOLA are not exercised to the detriment of privacy, security and trust in the digital economy.   Read more