Relevant legislation or reasons for lack of legislation or laws
The Privacy Act 1988 applies to only Australian, ACT and Norfolk Island Government Agencies and some private sector organisations. Other Australian states and territories, along with many other countries, have equivalent legislation.
There is a lack of legislation due to the rise in technology and other computing advances it is getting harder for the government to keep track of all the issues coming into hand with the topic. Due to this there are loopholes in the legislation and ways that people are gaining access to out privacy information.
There is a lack of legislation due to the rise in technology and other computing advances it is getting harder for the government to keep track of all the issues coming into hand with the topic. Due to this there are loopholes in the legislation and ways that people are gaining access to out privacy information.
Privacy Act:
· 11 Information Privacy Principles that apply to the handling of personal information by most Australian, ACT and Norfolk Island public sector agencies
· Ten National Privacy Principles that apply to the handling of personal information by large businesses, all health service providers and some small businesses and non-government organisations
· Credit reporting provisions that apply to the handling of credit reports and other credit worthiness information about individuals by credit reporting agencies, credit providers and some third parties.
· Ten National Privacy Principles that apply to the handling of personal information by large businesses, all health service providers and some small businesses and non-government organisations
· Credit reporting provisions that apply to the handling of credit reports and other credit worthiness information about individuals by credit reporting agencies, credit providers and some third parties.
the privacy act also includes:
· Regulates the collection, storage, use, disclosure, security and disposal of individuals' tax file numbers
· Permits the handling of health information for health and medical research purposes in certain circumstances, where researchers are unable to seek individuals' consent
· Allows organisations to have and to enforce their own privacy codes. It also permits small business operators, who would otherwise not be subject to the National Privacy Principles, to opt-in to being covered by the Privacy Act. More information on codes and opting-in is available on the privacy registers page
· Has two sets of privacy regulations which generally relate to:
- The application of the National Privacy Principles to specific entities
- The authorised disclosure of personal information during emergencies.
Reasons for lack of Legislation
There is a lack of legislation due to the rise in technology and other computing advances it is getting harder for the government to keep track of all the issues coming into hand with the topic. Due to this there are loopholes in the legislation and ways that people are gaining access to out privacy information.