A major trigger in the privacy debate was the proposed Australia Card - about 1985, IIRC. The discussions covered much of our present situation. The legislation got voted down in the Senate, a double dissolution of Parliament followed, but it was eventually ditched. In its place we have tax file numbers, which, without fanfare, do a lot of the same job. Paul ::-----Original Message----- ::From: aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aus-vic- ::goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ron Phillips ::Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:36 am ::To: 'Dawn Webb'; 'Kenneth Clark'; aus-vic-goldfields@rootsweb.com ::Subject: RE: Birth Certificates on line :: ::It appears I missed the announcement but I still ask the question if ::the ::Pollies know what they are doing? :: ::It does seem sometimes that the rules in some form or other - change ::daily!! :: :: ::Regards ::Ron Phillips ::Melbourne Australia :: :: ::-----Original Message----- ::From: Dawn Webb [mailto:dawnwebb@optusnet.com.au] ::Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:22 AM ::To: 'Ron Phillips'; 'Kenneth Clark'; aus-vic-goldfields@rootsweb.com ::Subject: RE: Birth Certificates on line :: :: ::The privacy ,imit changed about four or so years ago and was well ::publicized ::at the time. It used to be - 80 years birth, 50 marriage, and 10 ::death. ::Then, to fall in line with the general policy of the entire country - ::NSW ::was quoted - it went to 100, 60 and 30. I THINK! :: ::The cds were issued years before the change of privacy provisions but ::it was ::acknowledged they could not be recalled. :: ::On another note - I wanted a copy of my own son's birth cert. As he was ::over ::18, I could not have it! :: ::Dawn (Melbourne) :: ::-----Original Message----- ::From: aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com ::[mailto:aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ron ::Phillips ::Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:54 AM ::To: 'Kenneth Clark'; aus-vic-goldfields@rootsweb.com ::Subject: RE: Birth Certificates on line :: ::Isn't it strange!! :: ::I purchased the Great War Index of Birth Deaths and Marriages which ::give ::records of all 3 categories from 1914 to 1920 and the Vic Marriage ::Index ::from 1921 - 1942 - both from Vic BDM who now say you can't access ::anything ::under 100 years!! What was the point of the Indexes if you can't access ::the ::relevant entry? :: ::You really have to ask yourself do the Policy Makers know what they are ::doing?? :: ::If we apply the letter of the law then all records now held by many ::more ::genies than I are illegal!!! :: ::Watch out Genies the knock on the door at 2 am tomorrow morning might ::be ::ASIO wanting to send you to the Aussie equivalent of Siberia - that is ::if ::the Pollies even know where it is - perhaps the one that does hasn't ::told ::the others for fear of breach of Privacy!! :: :: ::Regards ::Ron Phillips ::Melbourne Australia :: :: ::-----Original Message----- ::From: aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com ::[mailto:aus-vic-goldfields-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth ::Clark ::Sent: Thursday, 13 January 2011 10:35 AM ::To: aus-vic-goldfields@rootsweb.com ::Subject: RE: Birth Certificates on line :: :: ::Hi ::I have had application refused for a birth certificate in 1913 in ::Victoria ::in spite of extenuating circumstances. They maintain a strict 100 year ::barrier because of PRIVACY!!! Kenneth Clark :: ::------------------------------- ::To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ::AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' ::without ::the quotes in the subject and the body of the message :: :: ::------------------------------- ::To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ::AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' ::without ::the quotes in the subject and the body of the message :: ::__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus ::signature ::database 5782 (20110112) __________ :: ::The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. :: ::http://www.eset.com :: :: :: :: ::__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus ::signature ::database 5782 (20110112) __________ :: ::The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. :: ::http://www.eset.com :: :: :: :: ::------------------------------- ::To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-VIC- ::GOLDFIELDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the ::quotes in the subject and the body of the message