Victoria’s Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection David Watts voiced his displeasure with the government’s handling of new freedom of information laws, The Age reports. Watts has been highly critical of the government’s decision to merge his office with the Office of the Freedom of Information Commissioner. Watts said he does not want to be a part of the new privacy regime and would rather quit than continue working. "I have made it abundantly clear that I will under no circumstances lend my personal reputation to such a dysfunctional governance structure," he said. Watts also wrote a paper on the privacy commission’s website, stating the freedom of information process is “stuck in the past.”
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