Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Putting children first Richard Stephen
15 April 2015 at 10:28

As a parent or guardian of a child under 16, you are entitled to request health information about your child as if it were your own information. For other personal information, the Privacy Act does not provide a right of access by a parent, but a parent or guardian can request information if the child is either too young to act on their own behalf, or where the child has consented.

complaints, children, health, Health Information Privacy Code

AISA does it John Edwards
7 April 2015 at 12:06

The case for government agencies identifying opportunities to work together to provide public services is compelling. We expect government to be efficient, to deliver services based on sound reasoning and in ways that bring the most benefit to the people they are trying to help.

information sharing

Aufgrund des Datenschutzgesetzes John Edwards
30 March 2015 at 11:24

The rush to judgment in the Germanwings air crash tragedy is unseemly and precipitous, but entirely predictable and understandable.

IPP11 - disclosure, information sharing, media

Using alternative dispute resolution in privacy Joanna Hayward
27 March 2015 at 11:00

Resolving privacy complaints is one of the most important things we do as an office. Last year, we received 725 complaints and 2015 is not slowing down.

complaints

X + Y JLB
26 March 2015 at 15:45

Use our new response calculator to work out the latest date by when an organisation must respond to you if you make a request to access or correct your personal information. This is usually 20 working days after the request is received by them.

IPP6 - access, complaints

Complaints blitz Charles Mabbett
24 March 2015 at 10:33

We’re transforming our complaints process. We want it to be faster and more flexible with better outcomes for complainants and respondents. It is the reason we have embarked on an office wide ‘complaints blitz’.

complaints

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart
13 March 2015 at 10:57

In our inter-connected world, legal advisers to businesses that operate online are increasingly expected to know or be able to find out something about other countries’ privacy laws. Asia is one of the world’s most significant economic regions and it is important to understand how the data protection and privacy environments of Asian countries work.

International, data, Asia Pacific

American takeaways John Edwards
10 March 2015 at 10:07

This is not a post about hot-dogs, pretzels, fries or pizza. What we call “takeaways”, Americans refer to as “take-out”, or simply as “fast food”. That’s why there’s no confusion in the US when the handbook for the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit explains what a participant can expect to “take away” from each session.

International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), surveillance, International, intelligence

Putting children first Richard Stephen 15 April 2015 at 10:28

AISA does it John Edwards 7 April 2015 at 12:06

Aufgrund des Datenschutzgesetzes John Edwards 30 March 2015 at 11:24

Using alternative dispute resolution in privacy Joanna Hayward 27 March 2015 at 11:00

X + Y JLB 26 March 2015 at 15:45

Complaints blitz Charles Mabbett 24 March 2015 at 10:33

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart 13 March 2015 at 10:57

American takeaways John Edwards 10 March 2015 at 10:07

Putting children first Richard Stephen
15 April 2015 at 10:28

AISA does it John Edwards
7 April 2015 at 12:06

Aufgrund des Datenschutzgesetzes John Edwards
30 March 2015 at 11:24

Using alternative dispute resolution in privacy Joanna Hayward
27 March 2015 at 11:00

X + Y JLB
26 March 2015 at 15:45

Complaints blitz Charles Mabbett
24 March 2015 at 10:33

Getting to know Asia’s data privacy laws Blair Stewart
13 March 2015 at 10:57

American takeaways John Edwards
10 March 2015 at 10:07