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Posted Aug 12, 2010 - 8:29 AM
By Mr Dandalooa
The question is: Why?
Why does the AFL need access to law enforcement data on players, coaches, board members and club staff?
Why do league officials feel the need to invade privacy laws of those in the AFL?
News has emerged that Victoria police will this wee; meet with the privacy watchdog to explain a controversial deal with the AFL regarding access to sensitive and private information.
It has been reported that police in 2009 signed an agreement allowing the AFL access to law enforcement data on what could be hundreds of players’ and personnel’s’ information.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Simon Overland and Deputy Commissioner Sir Ken Jones have reportedly both been asked to attend the “high-level meeting†with Privacy Victoria today, but neither would confirm who would be attending.
The ABC reports that Privacy Victoria Deputy Commissioner Anthony Bendall called police as soon as his office heard of the contract to schedule an urgent meeting.
The AFL contract has outraged civil liberties advocates, politicians and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett, who has demanded a full investigation, after it was revealed by AAP last week.
Further news reports this week have said about 40 per cent of the AFL contract has been blacked out in a copy purportedly obtained by newswire AAP through freedom of information laws.
The AFL is apparently not cooperating with from Liberty Victoria, which has demanded it release details to prove nothing untoward is in the details of the info provided.
Both league officials and Victoria Police deny the contract is in violation of privacy laws.
It’s understood to date, no police files have been handed through the deal and the contract is meant to firm up points of contract in case a criminal matter arises.
The question still begs: Why?
Is the AFL a cartel of Australian criminals whereby league officials feel it is warranted to invade the privacy of those that have made it what is today?
If this contract exists and such private details will be provided, the AFL has a great duty of care to outline in full detail and in public what it plans to do with such information and why it believes it needs it in the first place.
It is inconceivable that this deal could even be struck in the first place and if I were involved with the AFL at any capacity would be demanding a full independent enquiry as to why this has even come to light.
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