[Year 12 IPM] Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act

[Mark Kelly]

Still, unless the organisation in the proffered example held health 
information or traded in personal information for a profit, the student 
was substantially correct.

I've yet to see a case study actually give the annual turnover of the 
organisation in question.

Andrew Meyenn wrote:
> Not so. It is dangerous to apply the $3m literally without reading the
> provisions of the act.
> 
> See
> http://www.ag.gov.au/agd/WWW/agdHome.nsf/Page/Privacy_Law_Private_Sector_Fact_sheets_Small_Business
> 
> They are not excempt if they are a medical practise, for example. Also,
> the act has some other UNLESS THEY clasues:
> 
> ======================see below==========================
> 
> After the legislation commences, all small businesses will continue to
> be exempt from the legislation unless they:
> 
> provide a health service to another individual and hold health
> information (except in employee records); 
> disclose personal information about another individual to third parties
> for a benefit, service or advantage (unless with the consent of the
> individual or in accordance with legislation); 
> collect personal information about another individual from third parties
> by providing a benefit, service or advantage (unless with the consent of
> the individual or in accordance with legislation); 
> are contracted to provide a service to the Commonwealth; or 
> are prescribed by regulation as being covered by the legislation. 
> 
> 
> 
>>>>joseph.papaleo at igs.vic.edu.au 05/26/05 11:37 AM >>>
> 
> Question for those of you who have assessed exam papers in the past.
> 
>  
> 
> With regards to the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act, companies
> turning over less than $3million do not have to follow the guidelines.
> 
>  
> 
> In an exam, if a question was posed
> 
> A small company (scenario given regarding issues to do with storage,
> back-up procedures, etc ...)
> 
> Describe how the Privacy Laws impact on this business.
> 
>  
> 
> If the student responded with:
> 
> "As it is a small company and most likely earned less than $3million, it
> does not have to satisfy the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act"
> 
>  
> 
> Will the student earn full marks?
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> Joseph Papaleo
> 
>  
> 
> Head of I.T. (Curriculum)
> 
> Plenty campus
> 
> Ivanhoe Grammar School
> 
> Plenty Campus, Bridge Inn Road, Mernda, Victoria 3754 Australia
> 
> Telephone1 +61 3 (9490 3711)   or    +61 3 (9490 3792)
> 
> Voicemail   +61 3 (9490 3873)
> 
> Facsimile +61 3 (97173825)
> 
> joseph.papaleo at igs.vic.edu.au <mailto:joseph.papaleo at igs.vic.edu.au>  
> 
> http://www.igs.vic.edu.au <http://www.igs.vic.edu.au/> 
> 


-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager - Information Systems
McKinnon Secondary College
IPM/IS Lecture notes: http://vceit.com

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