Privacy and information
Protections for your information and your right to access it
What this chapter covers
- Overview of the privacy and information laws
The kinds of information and organisations covered by the privacy and information rules in the Privacy Act - Rules for when people collect information about you
When and how people can collect information about you and things you must be told when they do it - Requirements about storing information and keeping it secure
Organisations’ obligations to make sure they don’t lose your information or allow others to see or use it when they’re not authorised to - Restrictions on people using and giving out your information
Organisations’ obligations to check your information is accurate before they use it, and limits on what they can use it for and how long they can keep it - How you can access your information and correct it if necessary
Your right to access the information that organisations hold about you and to ask for it to be corrected if it’s wrong - Special privacy rules for specific areas and issues
Privacy codes for specific areas like health and credit reporting and some other special privacy rules - Complaining about a breach of your privacy
What you can do if the privacy rules have been breached, including complaining to the Privacy Commissioner - Where to go for more support
Other information and resources
