Privacy Act Workshop & Privacy Resources

Privacy Act Workshop & Privacy Resources

Workshop: Changes to the Privacy Act

Do you hold a leadership role in a Community Sector organisation?

Are you familiar with the changes that the new Privacy Act has on your

organisation?

On 12 March 2014, changes to the Privacy Act commenced. These changes

include a new set of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), which set out

how private sector organisations and Australian Government agencies

(called entities), must handle your personal information.

Under the new laws, entities have greater responsibility to manage

information in an open and transparent way.

They must have a clearly expressed and up-to-date privacy policy

explaining what they are going to do with your personal information. They

must explain the kinds of personal information they collect and use, what

they are going to do with it, and whether they are likely to disclose. They

must also say how you can access and correct your personal information

and make a privacy complaint.

There are new rules about how entities can use or share your personal

information to direct market you their goods or services. They are only

allowed to do this in certain circumstances.

The Privacy Act does impact on community service organisations and

often these changes are not as simple as we first think.

If you would like to hear more detailed information about how the changes

to the Privacy Act will impact your organisation please join us on

Wednesday 28 May when Geoff Adams and Athol Opas from Meyer

Vandenberg Lawyers will be available to provide you with a further update

on your responsibilities and to answer your individual questions.

· When: Wednesday 28 May 2014, 9.30am – 10.30am

· Where: ACTCOSS meeting room, 1/6 Gritten Street, Weston ACT 2611

· Cost: Free

· Register: Eventbrite: http://new-privacy-laws-seminarmay2014.

eventbrite.com.au/

· Further information on the 13 Australian Privacy Principles:

http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-resources/privacy-factsheets/

other/privacy-fact-sheet-17-australian-privacy-principles