Information management strategies (p.2) Flashcards
If you believe that the privacy of your information has been breached by the
Australian Taxation Office, to whom can you complain?
Make complaints and raise concerns with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
What are the penalties for breaches of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014?
An organisation or individual will be hit with a certain amount of penalty units.
Penalty units are adjusted each July. One penalty unit is $161.19 from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
For each of the following breaches of privacy, suggest which privacy law would apply.
a) You find that your employer has published your Tax File Number on the Internet.
b) Medical records are found at the tip.
c) A bank refuses to give you a loan because the manager claims your credit record is poor, when it should actually be very good.
d) A consultant working for the Victorian government passes on your VCE results to a friend without your permission.
e) A website you visit asks for personal information from you, but does not display its privacy policy.
a) Federal Privacy Act 1988
b) Victorian Health Records Act 2001
c) Federal Privacy Act 1988
d) Victorian Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014
e) Federal Privacy Act 1988
