Snapshot of the Privacy Act for Small Business

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Some Privacy Issues for Doctors (December 2001)

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For the first time in Australia, there is comprehensive privacy law covering the private sector. The Privacy Act 1988 has been amended to cover most private sector organisations, including all health service providers in Australia regardless of size. The new law operates from 21 December 2001. Privacy and Health Care Most people con...

Some Privacy Issues for Pharmacists (December 2001)

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For the first time in Australia, there is comprehensive privacy law covering the private sector. The Privacy Act 1988 has been amended to cover most private sector organisations, including all health service providers in Australia regardless of size. The new law operates from 21 December 2001. Privacy and Health Care Most people con...

S v Accounting Firm [2007] PrivCmrA 21

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Improper disclosure of Tax File Numbers

S v Credit Provider [2005] PrivCmrA 18

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Commercial credit default listed on consumer credit information file. Enquiry listed without loan application.

S v Debt Collection Agency PrivCmrA 22

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Listing of a provable debt on a credit information file

S v Debt Collector [2010] PrivCmrA 22

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Listing of incorrect information about a payment default on an individual's consumer credit information file

S v Health Service Provider [2008] PrivCmrA 19

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Failure to keep personal information secure

S v Telecommunications Provider [2006] 18

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Improper listing of a default on a guarantor''s individual consumer credit information file.

S v Telecommunications Provider [2006] PrivCmrA 18

Improper listing of a default on a guarantor''s individual consumer credit information file.

S v Various Commonwealth Agencies [2004] PrivCmrA 8

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Access to and correction of personal information held by a Commonwealth government agency / declined to investigate on the basis that another law provided a more appropriate remedy

Spent Convictions Scheme (Commonwealth): Compliance note 1/91 (March 1991)

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The purpose of this Compliance Note is to provide Commonwealth authorities with: a background to the new law on old conviction information under the Crimes Act 1914, PartVIIC; an explanation of the interaction between the law and the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) of the Privacy Act; guidelines on practices which should be followed by Commonwealth authorities to ensure compliance with Part VIIC of the Crimes Act and the Privacy Act; and the role of the Privacy Commissioner in regard to these laws.

Spent Convictions Scheme (Commonwealth): Compliance note 2/91 (November 2002)

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This Compliance Note is intended for use by all State and Local government agencies, and by private companies, organisations and individuals so that they can conform to the Commonwealth law which protects persons who have certain old minor criminal convictions.

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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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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Senate File Listings: July - December 2004

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Senate File Listings: July - December 2005

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Senate File Listings: July - December 2006

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Senate File Listings: July - December 2007

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Senate File Listings: July - December 2008

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Senate File Listings: July - December 2009

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2004

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2005

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2006

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2007

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2008

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: January - December 2009

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2002 - June 2003

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2003 - June 2004

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2004 - June 2005

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2005 - June 2006

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2006 - June 2007

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2007 - June 2008

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2008 - June 2009

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Senate Order on Government Contracts: July 2009 - June 2010

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Safety and Quality

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delivered by Hugh Clapin, Policy Advisor to the Safety and Quality Council, Hobart, 13 February 2002

Security vs Privacy

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contributed by the Privacy Commissioner, Malcolm Crompton, to a panel session at ILPF 2002, a conference organised by the Internet Law and Policy Forum, Seattle USA, 19 September 2002.

Securitypoint 2008 Seminar Series

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Speech by Andrew Hayne, Director (A/g), Policy, Canberra, 11 February 2008, Sydney, 13 February 2008, and Clare Vinecombe, Deputy Director (A/g), Compliance, Melbourne, 12 February 2008, Brisbane, 14 February 2008 to the Securitypoint 2008 Seminar Series, Privacy - Today and Tomorrow.

Smart Infrastructure and Privacy

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Speech by Karen Curtis, Privacy Commissioner, to Thinkfuture Smart Infrastructure Conference, Canberra, 12 March 2010

Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in Business

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Annual Conference. Canberra, Thursday 26 October

Successful Complaints to the Privacy Commissioner

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Speech delivered by the Director of Compliance, Chris Cowper, to the CLE Seminar - Privacy Complaints: How to win for your customers, Sydney, December 4.

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009; Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs (February 2010)

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Submission on Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009 to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs February 2010

Submission on Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002: Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority (November 2002)

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Submission on Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002 to Joint Committee on the National Crime Authority

Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Review of Privacy - Discussion Paper 72 (December 2007)

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Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Review of Privacy - Issues Paper 31 (February 2007)

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February 2007 Office of the Privacy Commissioner Background General comments Structure of this submission Submission summary Chapter 1: Introduction to the Inquiry Chapter 2: Overview of Privacy Regulation in Australia Chapter 3: The Privacy Act 1988 (Ct...

Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission's Review of Privacy - Issues Paper 32 Credit Reporting Provisions (April 2007)

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April 2007 Mr Alan Kirkland Executive Director Australian Law Reform Commission GPO BOX 3708 SYDNEY NSW 2001 Dear Mr Kirkland, I refer to your request of 12 December 2006 for submissions to the A...

Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing; Draft Regulations for the Healthcare Identifiers Service (April 2010)

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Draft Regulations for the Healthcare Identifiers Service Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing April 2010

Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories; Inquiry into the Territories Law Reform Bill 2010 (March 2010)

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Submission on Inquiry into the Territories Law Reform Bill 2010 to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Inquiry into the future direction and role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee (April 2010)

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Submission on Inquiry into the future direction and role of the Scrutiny of Bills Committee to Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills April 2010

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs; Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (March 2010)

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Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs in relation to the Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and Healthcare Identifiers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2010 (March 2010)

Submission: ALRC/AHEC Genetics Inquiry (February 2003)

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Submission on Joint Inquiry into the Protection of Human Genetic Information to the Australian Law Reform Commission/Australian Health Ethics Committee February 2003

Submission: ALRC/AHEC Joint Inquiry: Protection of Human Genetic Information (March 2002)

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Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission/Australian Health Ethics Committee - Joint Inquiry into the Protection of Human Genetic Information (March 2002)

Submission: ALRC/AHEC Joint Inquiry: Protection of Human Genetic Information (Supplementary) (June 2002)

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Submission on ALRC/AHEC Proposal to include ‘Genetic Samples’ within the Privacy Act 1988 (June 2002)

Submission: Australian Communications Authority on its Discussion Paper - Introduction of Enum to Australia (November 2002)

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Submission to the Australian Communications Authority September 2002 Discussion Paper on the introduction of ENUM to Australia

Submission: Copyright Digital Agenda Review: Carriers and Carriage Service Providers Issues Paper (October 2003)

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Submission by the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner - To the Copyright Digital Agenda Review: Carriers and Carriage Service Providers Issues Paper October 2003

Submission: Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill 2000 (November 2000)

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November 2000 Submission of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner 1.   The Crimes Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill 2000 (the Amendment Bill) will  enable Commonwealth law enforcement agencies to collect DNA samples from individuals in relation to Commonwealth offences.  One of the primary purposes of the Amendme...

Submission: Draft HealthConnect Business Architecture (July 2002)

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Submission to the Department of Health and Ageing on a major component of the design and implementation work stream of the HealthConnect Project.

Submission: E-Privacy (July 2000)

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Submission: Employee Records Privacy Review (May 2004)

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Submission on Employee Records Privacy Review (May 2004)

Submission: Enhancing the Population Census: Developing a Longitudinal View (July 2005)

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Enhancing the Population Census: Developing a Longitudinal View Submission to the Australian Bureau of Statistics by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner July 2005

Submission: Genetic Privacy and Non-Discrimination Bill 1998 (May 1998)

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Submission: Government's Information Technology Outsourcing Initiative (February 2001)

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Submission: Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No 2) 1996

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Submission: HealthConnect Interim Research Report and Draft Systems Architecture (February 2004)

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Submission: HealthConnect Interim Research Report and Draft Systems Architecture (February 2004)

Submission: Inquiry into integrity of the electoral roll November (2000)

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Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral MattersInquiry into integrity of the electoral roll (November 2000)

Submission: Inquiry into Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters (February 2004)

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Submission on Inquiry into Ministerial Discretion in Migration Matters to the Senate Select Committee - February 2004

Submission: Inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the Fourth Report of 2000: Entry and Search Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation (September 2004)

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OFPC Submission: Inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the Fourth Report of 2000: Entry and Search Provisions in Commonwealth Legislation

Submission: Inquiry into the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005 (November 2005)

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Inquiry into the provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Bill (No. 2) 2005 Submission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee November 2005

Submission: Inquiry into the Provisions of the Anti-terrorism Bill (No.2) 2004 (August 2004)

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OFPC Submission to the Inquiry into the Provisions of the Anti-terrorism Bill (No.2) 2004

Submission: Introduction of a Do Not Call Register, Possible Australian Model: Discussion Paper (December 2005)

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Introduction of a Do Not Call Register Possible Australian Model: Discussion Paper Submission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner December 2005

Submission: Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit - Management and Integrity of Electronic Information in the Commonwealth (January 2003)

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submission on Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit Management and Integrity of Electronic Information in the Commonwealth to Malcolm Crompton Federal Privacy Commissioner January 2003

Submission: Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters - Inquiry into the Conduct of the 2001 Federal Election (July, October 2002)

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Submission: National Office for the Information Economy Interim Report of the Spam Review: The Spam Problem and How it Can be Countered (October 2002)

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Submission to the National Office for the Information Economy on the interim report of the spam review: 'The spam problem and how can it be countered'.

Submission: Office submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding the authorisation of the Australian Direct Marketing Associations Direct Marketing Code of Practice (December 2005)

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Authorisation of the Australian Direct Marketing Association’s Direct Marketing Code of Practice Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner December 2005

Submission: On the HealthConnect Business Architecture Version 1.9 (February 2005)

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner - Submission on the HealthConnect Business Architecture Version 1.9

Submission: Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill Inquiry (May 2000)

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Submission: Provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Bill 2000 (September 2000)

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Submission: Regulatory Taskforce on Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Business (December 2005)

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Submission on Reducing the Regulatory Burden on Business December 2005

Submission: Review of Certain Provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (June 2003)

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Submission by the Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner – June 2003 Review of Certain Provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979

Submission: Review of the Regulation of Access to Communications under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 (June 2005)

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Submission to the Review of the Regulation of Access to Communications under the Telecommunications (Interception) Act 1979 June 2005

Submission: Security Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 and Related Bills (April 2002)

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Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee's inquiry into Terrorism Bills (April 2002)

Submission: Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the Migration Legislation Amendment (Identification and Authentication) Bill 2003 (September 2003)

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Submission: Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the Migration Legislation Amendment (Identification and Authentication) Bill 2003 (September 2003)

Submission: Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 (June 2004)

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Inquiry into the provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004

Submission: Senate Legal and Constitutional Committee Inquiry into the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Communications) Bill 2004 (June 2004) - Supplementary submission

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Our reference: 04-0076-01hc Senator Marise Payne Chair Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee Room S1.61, Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 AUSTRALIA Dear Senator Payne Inquiry into the provisions of the Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored Commun...

Submission: Tax File Number Inquiry (November 1999)

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Submission: Telecommunications (Use of Integrated Public Number Database) Draft Industry Standard 2005 (August 2005)

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Telecommunications (Use of Integrated Public Number Database) Draft Industry Standard 2005 Submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner August 2005