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Privacy Resource Centre

The Privacy Resource Centre identifies key sources of information on privacy. CompliSpace is proactive in ensuring that our clients are kept up to date by our team of legal and industry experts.

Select from the following:

Federal & State Privacy Commissioners

Federal & State Legislation

Privacy Act 1998(Cth)

Australia-wide provisions covering most private sector businesses. (Health service providers covered by the legislation are excluded from this Resource Centre)

Schedule 3 to Privacy Act 1998 (Cth)

10 National Privacy Principles

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)

NSW provisions for investigation and conciliation of privacy breaches by certain private sector organizations.

Federal & State Privacy Commissioner

Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner

The private sector provisions of the Privacy Act centre around 10 "National Privacy Principles" which set out how most private sector organisations should collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal information. The principles give individuals a right to know what information an organisation holds about them and a right to correct that information if it is wrong.

Office of the New South Wales Privacy Commissioner

Some small businesses are exempt from the Federal Privacy Act 1988. It is the policy of NSW Privacy Commissioner to take complaints about small businesses, but only after the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner has advised the complainant in writing that they cannot take the complaint.

Publications/Reports

Guidelines to the 10 National Privacy Principles

Guidelines to assist private sector organisations to meet their obligations in the handling of personal information

Privacy Compliance Information Sheets

Information sheets from the Federal Office of the Privacy Commissioner which provides more detailed explanations and good practice or compliance tips on various aspects of the 10 National Privacy Principles and the private sector provisions

National Privacy Principles Summary for Business

Guidance material designed to help businesses understand their privacy obligations in relation to Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF Act). This includes businesses which are reporting entities under the AML/CTF Act, even if they would otherwise be exempt from the Privacy Act