Australian Government agencies to have power over personal data policy

[1] Australian government agencies and heads of department will have the power to determine whether personal information will be held or outsourced offshore.

[2] In the new policy, it is now at the discretion of the agency head as to the type of information held in a cloud arrangement.

[3] However, caution has been taken regarding security information, in that they have to conform to the Protective ­Security Policy Framework and Information Security Manual.

Source: http://www.businessspectator.com.au/ne/ws/2014/10/14/paths-advantage/government-agencies-power-coalitions-cloud-first-policy