Chapter 9: The Law Flashcards
Privacy Act of 1988
(Federal)
Sets out the ways in which organisations collect, use, or distribute personal data. FEDERAL.
Who does the privacy act apply to?
1) Government organisations
2) Local councils
3) Any organisation that is contracted to a government organisation
Which organisations is the act mandatory for?
1) Organisations under a government contract
2) Organisations with a turnover over 3 million a year
3) Organisations that store medical information
4) Organisations that sell or distribute personal information
What are the Privacy Act APPS?
APP 1: Open and transparent
management of personal information
APP 2: Anonymity and pseudonymity
APP 3: Collection of solicited personal
information
APP 4: Dealing with unsolicited personal
information
APP 5: Notification of the collection of
personal information
APP 6: Use and disclosure of personal
information
APP 7: Direct marketing
APP 8: Cross-border disclosures
APP 9: Adoption, use or disclosure of
government related identifiers
APP 10: Quality of personal information
APP 11: Security of personal information
APP 12: Access to personal information
APP 13: Correction of personal
information
Privacy and Data Protection Act of 2014
(State)
The PDPA is intended to strengthen the protection of personal information
and other data held by Victorian government agencies, including local
councils and contractors working for the state government.
Health Records Act of 2001 (State)
- Allows people to access their own medical information.
- Protects confidentiality of patients’ health care information by only
allowing the information to be used for its primary purpose.
Copyright Act of 1968
(Federal)
- It is a federal law that protects the creator of original work from
unauthorised reproduction, conversion, adaption, transmission, or
publication of their intellectual property.
