Personal Information Digest - Form

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Privacy and the AML/CTF Act - FAQ Flier

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Privacy Commissioner's notice issuing the s 135AA Guidelines

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Privacy Commissioner's response to ATO Data-matching Proposal

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Privacy Commissioner's response to ATO Data-matching Proposal - Banking Transparency

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Privacy suggestions for client contact projects

Is it possible under the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) to conduct these types of activities with current clients? What is the best, most privacy enhancing way of going about it?

Reasons for Making PID 7A

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(A determination amending Public Interest Determination Number 7) 1 Background The Privacy Act 1988 requires federal government agencies to comply with the eleven Information Privacy Principles in section 14 of the Act. On 10 March 1997, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the Department) applied for a public interest...

Review Issues Paper

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The Issues Paper The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has prepared this paper to assist individuals and organisations to prepare submissions to the review of the private sector provisions of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Privacy Act). The Office can make this Issues Paper available in a range of formats on request. It is available on t...

Revocation of the General Insurance Information Privacy Code

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Section 18BE of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) I, Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, pursuant to section 18BE of the Privacy Act 1988, hereby revoke the approval of the General Insurance Information Privacy Code. This revocation shall take effect on and from 30 April 2006. Dated: 31 January 2006   [signed by Karen Curtis]...

Spent Convictions Scheme (Commonwealth): Exclusions (January 2007)

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The following exclusions are statutory exclusions and are set out in s.85ZZH and s.85ZZJ of the Crimes Act 1914

Summary Statement of Privacy Enforcement Authority enforcement practices, policies and activities: Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Australia

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Synopsis of Government Response to ALRC Report 108 - Health Services and Research

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Synopsis of Government Response to ALRC Report 108 – Credit Reporting

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Variation of the Market and Social Research Privacy Code

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Variation of the Queensland Club Industry Privacy Code

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Variation of the Queensland Club Industry Privacy Code...

Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 1999

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2000

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2001

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2002

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2003

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2004

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2005

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2006

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2007

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2008

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2009

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2010

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2011

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Personal Information Digests: Commonwealth 2012

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Reserve Bank 2010 Personal Information Digest

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Reconciliation Action Plan

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Corporate Partnership and Sponsorship Policy

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This paper presents legal, ethical, and practical issues to be addressed when considering the establishment of partnership and sponsorship arrangements where there is a substantial transfer or joining of resources.

Credit Information Audit Process

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Information Privacy Principles Audit Process

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Privacy Quiz for Agencies

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Privacy Quiz for Individuals

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Privacy Quiz for Organisations

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135AA Review Report

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Report of the Privacy Commissioners Review of the Privacy Guidelines for the Handling of Medicare and PBS claims information August 2006Skip to content Table of Contents Table of Contents FOREWORD SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 1. OVERVIEW Background to the Review Terms...

1997-98 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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1998-99 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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1999-00 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2000-01 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2001-02 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2002-03 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2003-04 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2004-05 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2005-06 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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Users Guide Commissioners Overview 2005-06 The year ahead The year in review - a summary Chapter 1 Respecting Privacy 1.1 Review of Performance 1.2 Privacy and the Australian Government 1.2.1 Guide to Privacy Impact Assessments 1.2.2 Department of Human Services Health and Social Services...

2006-07 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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Users Guide ACT Government How to find out more Non-English Speakers Commissioners Overview 2006-07 The year ahead The year in review - a summary Chapter 1 Respecting Privacy 1.1 Review of Performance 1.2 Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Privacy 1.3 Privacy...

2007-08 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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The Operation of the Privacy Act Annual Report Users Guide Commissioners Overview 2007-08 About the Office The Year in Review - a Summary Chapter 1 Respecting Privacy 1.1 Review of Performance 1.2 Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Privacy 1.3 Privacy and the Aus...

2008-09 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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2009-10 Annual Report of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

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ACT Corrective Services: Client and Staff Records

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ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services: Client Records

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ACT Department of Justice And Community Safety: Registrar General's Office

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ACT Human Rights Commission

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ACT Office of the Community Advocate (now ACT Public Advocate): Client Records

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ACT Planning and Land Authority

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ACT Residential Tenancies Tribunal: Client and Employee Records

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Annual Report 2003-04: Financial Statements

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Annual Report 2004-05: Financial Statements

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Annual Report 2005-06: Financial Statements

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Annual Report 2006-07: Financial Statements

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Annual Report 2007-08: Financial Statements

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Australian Customs Service: SmartGate Automated Border Processing

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Canberra Institute of Technology: Staff and Student Records

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Changes made to the Community Attitudes to Privacy Report 2007

Changes made to the Community Attitudes to Privacy 2007 report A revised report of the Community Attitudes to Privacy study now appears on this website, replacing the earlier version of the report that had appeared here prior to 26 September 2007. Details of the amendments made in the revised report are as follows: Some respondents...

Correction - Annual Report 2009-10 page 163

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Correction: In the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's Annual Report 2009-10, page 162 was duplicated, and printed as page 163. The attached page (part of the financial statements) was inadvertently omitted and should be read in place of page 163 of the Annual Report 2009-10 as previously published. This correction was tabled in Parliament on 20 September 2011.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade & Australian Customs Service: ePassport & SmartGate Trials

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Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs and Centrelink: Document Verification Service Prototype

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Getting in on the Act: the Review of the Private Sector Provisions of the Privacy Act 1988

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This report is the first major examination of how the laws governing the use of personal information by the private sector in Australia have worked in their first years of operation.

Legal Services Expenditure Report 2005-06

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Legal Services Expenditure Report 2006-07

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Legal Services Expenditure Report 2007-08

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Legal Services Expenditure Report 2008-09

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Legal Services Expenditure Report 2009-10

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Passenger Name Records (PNR data) Audit Report No 1

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An audit report on the use by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service of Passenger Name Records (PNR) data.  

Passenger Name Records (PNR data) Audit Report No 2

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An audit report on the use by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service of Passenger Name Records (PNR) data.

Portable Storage Devices and Australian Government Agencies Personal Information Survey 2009

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The April 2009 report on a benchmark online survey of Australian Government agencies to identify how they have addressed the risks Portable Storage Devices present to their management of personal information in the workplace.

Privacy and cockpit voice recorder information: Report to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government

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Report to the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government pursuant to section 4 of the Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 2) Act 2009 made in June 2010

Public Trustee for the Australian Capital Territory

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Review of guidelines under Section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988: Report on Commonwealth agencies? responses to the OFPC survey (October 2001)

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Report on Commonwealth agencies' responses to the OFPC survey for a Review of the Guidelines under Section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988

Review of the guidelines under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988: Joint summary (April 2003)

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Review of the guidelines under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988: Joint summary by National Health and Medical Research Council and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner

2001 Business attitudes towards privacy in Australia

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and the Australian Taxation Office Prepared for: Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner Prepared by: Roy Morgan Research Preface The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 is due to commence on 21 December 2001. The purpose of the Office of the Federa...

2001 Community attitudes towards privacy in Australia

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Prepared for: Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner Prepared by: Roy Morgan Research Foreword For a number of years now, we have seen a steady flow of privacy surveys and research coming largely out of North America, and in some cases Europe. However, we have not had similar insight into Australians and how...

2001 Government attitudes towards privacy in Australia

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and the Australian Taxation Office Prepared for: Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner Prepared by: Roy Morgan Research Preface The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 is due to commence on 21 December 2001. The purpose of the Office of the Federa...

2004 Community attitudes towards privacy in Australia

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Community Attitudes to Privacy 2007

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Community Attitudes to Privacy 2007 Methodological Report

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Senate File Listings: February 2001

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Senate File Listings: January - July 2006

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2002

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2003

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2004

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2005

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2006

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2007

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2008

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2009

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Senate File Listings: January - June 2010

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Senate File Listings: July - December 2002

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