Senior Privacy & Information Lawyer — Commonwealth Secondment

Limber Pty; Canberra; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Limber Pty is seeking a Senior Privacy and Information Lawyer on a baseline clearance secondment to a high-profile Commonwealth Agency in Canberra. The initial assignment runs to May 2027, with a daily rate of $900 to $1400 including superannuation.

Ideal candidates will advise on the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), secrecy provisions, privacy assurance processes (PTAs and PIAs), data sharing and governance, and provide privacy and information law guidance to a broad range of client areas and senior

Qualifications

• A current practising certificate.
• Extensive Commonwealth government experience providing legal advice under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
• Australian citizenship and Baseline Security Clearance are essential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a secondee within the Department’s in-house legal team.
• Provide advice to a wide range of client areas and briefing senior executives.
• Advise on secrecy provisions, PTAs and PIAs, privacy law, data exchanges and governance, and general privacy and information law.

Skills

Privacy advisory

Stakeholder engagement

Secrecy provisions understanding

Job description

Limber Pty is seeking a Senior Privacy and Information Lawyer on a baseline clearance secondment to a high-profile Commonwealth Agency in Canberra. The initial assignment runs to May 2027, with a daily rate of $900 to $1400 including superannuation.

Ideal candidates will advise on the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), secrecy provisions, privacy assurance processes (PTAs and PIAs), data sharing and governance, and provide privacy and information law guidance to a broad range of client areas and senior