What you are saying is interesting. As Privacy Commissioner, when I hear that you can't do such and such a thing under the pretext of privacy, I always encourage people to ask questions. Questions need to be asked. Sometimes it's a privacy issue, but is that always the case? Personally, I don't want privacy to be an obstacle to transparency, rigour or national security, for example. We have to see what is really going on.
In addition, the Privacy Act provides for exceptions. The government may disclose certain information if it is in the public interest, even if there may be a privacy breach. So there is some flexibility, and we have to explore the possibilities.