Information Legislation

Question 1

Privacy Act 1988

Answer 1

5 Main areas: safeguard private information, people’s credit worthiness, enforce codes (APP), handle data for research, small business.
Federal and for 3$ mill plus

Question 2

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014

Answer 2

Covers all the same broad areas of APPs but is specific to Victorian’s public sector

Question 3

Health Records Act 2001

Answer 3

Protects patients’ medical information that covers private and public health sector

Question 4

Copyright Act 1968

Answer 4

Protects all intellectual prroperty
For software, one back up can be made

Question 5

APPs

Answer 5

Open and transparent management of information
Anonymity and pseudonymity
Collection of solicited personal information
Dealing with unsolicited personal information
Notification of the collection of personal information
Use or disclosure of personal information
Direct marketing
Cross-border disclosure of personal information
Adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers
Quality of personal information
Security of personal information
Access to personal information
Correction of personal information

Question 6

IPPS

Answer 6

Collection of personal information
Use and disclosure of personal information
Data quality
Data security
Openness
Access and correction
Unique identifiers
Anonymity
Trans border data flows
Sensitive information:

Question 7

HPPS

Answer 7

Collection
Use and disclosure
Data Quality
Data security and retention
Openness
Access and correction
Identifiers
Anonymity
Trans border flows
Transfer/closure of practice health service provider
Making information available to another health service provider