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A-Z
Documents under "O": Case Notes (21) | Guidelines (1) | Other (1) | Speeches (4)
Case Notes
O v Australian Government Agency B [2005] PrivCmrA 14
pdf (21.85 KB)
Improper disclosure of contact details by an Australian Government Agency.
O v Commonwealth Agency [2008] PrivCmrA 15
pdf (22.07 KB)
Improper disclosure of personal information.
O v Credit Provider [2004] PrivCmrA 5
pdf (26.52 KB)
Compensation sought as a result of disputed consumer credit default listing / declined to investigate on the basis that the respondent had not had an adequate opportunity to deal with the complaint.
O v Insurance Company [2007] PrivCmrA 17
pdf (20.63 KB)
Improper gathering and disclosure of personal information
O v Large Retail Organisation [2004] PrivCmrA 2
pdf (32.45 KB)
Disclosure of customer email addresses
O v Tenancy Database Company [2006] PrivCmrA 14
pdf (15.51 KB)
Reasonable steps to ensure that information is accurate, complete and up to date.
OPC v Banking Institution [2005] PrivCmrA 11
pdf (20.21 KB)
Automated disclosure of personal information following use of incorrect facsimile number.
OPC v Employment Services Company [2005] PrivCmrA 13
pdf (16.2 KB)
Improper collection of personal information on employment services application forms.
Own Motion Investigation v Airline [2009] PrivCmrA 7
pdf (79.54 KB)
Failure to keep personal information secure
Own Motion Investigation v Airline [2010] PrivCmrA 12
pdf (145.2 KB)
Failure to keep personal information secure
Own Motion Investigation v Australian GovernmentAgency [2007] PrivCmrA 4
pdf (27.44 KB)
Unnecessary collection of personal information concerning previous work-related injuries by an Australian government agency during a recruitment process.
Own Motion Investigation v Bankruptcy Trustee Firm [2007] PrivCmrA 5
pdf (33.93 KB)
Inadequate protection and improper disclosure of personal information.
Own Motion Investigation v Direct Marketer [2008] PrivCmrA 23
pdf (77.62 KB)
Improper disclosure of personal information and failure to keep personal information secure
Own Motion Investigation v Financial Institution [2009] PrivCmrA 12
pdf (33.19 KB)
Accuracy of personal information
Own Motion Investigation v Information Technology Company [2010] PrivCmrA 24
pdf (147.22 KB)
Meaning of 'personal information'
Own Motion Investigation v Insurance Company [2010] PrivCmrA 1
pdf (325.58 KB)
Disclosure of personal information
Own Motion Investigation v Medical Centre [2009] PrivCmrA 6
pdf (84.35 KB)
Failure to keep personal information secure
Own Motion Investigation v Retailer [2009] PrivCmrA 25
pdf (93.36 KB)
Security of personal information
Own Motion Investigation v Telecommunications Company [2010] PrivCmrA 16
pdf (147 KB)
Security of personal information
Guidelines
OECD Privacy Guidelines 1980
pdf (12.47 KB)
Other
OPC Certified Agreement 2009-10
pdf (631.82 KB)
Speeches
OFPC complaint handling processes
pdf (252.83 KB)
A speech delivered by compliance officer - Annelies Moens, Canberra, 30 June 2003
Open Government: Reality or Rhetoric
pdf (99.68 KB)
Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner. Delivered to the Institute of Public Administration Australia, 15 June 2006.
Over the Horizon 2010
pdf (505.75 KB)
Presentation by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, Over the Horizon 2010, Sydney, 11 June 2010
Overview of Public Access and Privacy Issues
pdf (1.09 MB)
Speech delivered by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to the Conference on Courts for the 21st Century: Public Access, Privacy and Security, presented jointly by the Faculty of Law of Queensland University of Technology and The Supreme Court of Queensland, Brisbane, 6 November 2003.
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