EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Robin McKenzie - Principal Consultant
Robin McKenzie is Principal Consultant with Information Integrity Solutions Pty Ltd. She brings an extensive range of skills to IIS and has an established track record in managing and completing complex and sensitive projects on time, on budget and with outcomes that have the necessary stakeholder respect and support.
As principal consultant with IIS she has worked on a range of projects including Privacy Impact Assessments on projects involving use of new technology, development of data governance policies and procedures, and thought leadership white papers. Clients are both public and private sector and cover a range of areas including identity management, data analytics, ehealth, health information registers and e-government.
Robin has worked in both the public and private sector.
Before joining IIS in 2005 she held a senior position with the federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner. During over five years with the Office in senior roles in policy and corporate and public affairs she played a key role in a significant Office projects including:
- Implementing the private sector provisions of the Privacy Act including developing the guidelines and information sheets
- Managing the review of the private sector provisions of the Privacy Act
- Researching and writing major speeches on leading edge areas of privacy including biometrics and regulatory issues
- Overseeing community attitudes towards privacy research carried out in 2004
She has recognised expertise in analysing legislation, services and programs, developing policy, working with stakeholders, organising consultations in a wide range of contexts, and writing reports and other documents that are well structured and easy to read and understand.
Robin has extensive knowledge of the Privacy Act and privacy principles and how to apply them. Areas she has specialised in include biometrics, identity management and development of privacy policies and short notices that are easy to read and go the heart of consumer concerns. In addition she has expertise in evaluating laws, programs and services from the point of view of cultural and linguistic diversity, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage protection law.
Between 1994 and 1999 Robin was a partner in a consulting company that conducted review, evaluation and research projects, including for the Family Court of Australia, the NSW Law Reform Commission, NSW Attorney General’s Department, the federal department administering childcare funding programs, and Blake Dawson Waldron. Before that she worked with the Australian Law Reform Commission for five years.
Robin has a law degree and an honours arts degree majoring in social anthropology and was admitted to practice as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of South Australia.