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Australia: Signed CLOUD Act Agreement between USA and Australia

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Signed CLOUD Act Agreement between USA and Australia

On 15 December 2021, the United States and Australia entered an agreement regarding the facilitation of data transfers between the countries for the prosecution of crimes. This Agreement was justified by the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (C…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2019-10-07
under deliberation

On 7 October 2019, the United States and Australia announced the commencement of formal negotiation…

2021-12-15
adopted

On 15 December 2021, the United States and Australia entered an agreement regarding the facilitatio…

2024-01-30
in force

On 30 January 2024, the Agreement on Access to Electronic Data for the Purpose of Countering Seriou…

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