This section of the website provides privacy information for private sector organisations. By this, we mean:

• businesses (including small businesses)
• non-government organisations and not-for-profit organisations
• health service providers.

If your organisation falls into any of these categories and you handle personal information then you are in the right place.

Other places to go

• Contractors to Government
  If your business is a contractor to an Australian Government agency, other rules may apply. Find out more...
• Tax file numbers
  Find out how the Privacy Act regulates the use of tax file numbers.
• Anti-money laundering
  Anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws may mean that your business could be covered by the Privacy Act. Find out more...
• Private sector audits
  Find out more about the Privacy Commissioner's power to conduct audits.