[Year 12 IT Apps] VITTA Practice Exam 2 Multiple Choice Question 6

[Mark Kelly]

I had the same battle.  The only clue is in the glossary, page 50 under 
"Legal Obligations"

Mark Scott wrote:
> I have been searching the study design for any mention of the specfic
> laws that our ITA students will need to know for the exam.
> 
> Can anybody point me to where they are mentioned?
> 
> thanks
> Mark Scott
> Luther Colleege
> 
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> Question 6
> 
> OK Now I'm confused. If the Privacy amendment was subsumed into the 1988
> Act doesn't that cover private organisations as well? It is obvious that
> we need a good clarification of this entire area soon. Any one know a
> good Lawyer?
> Paula, any clarity from that end?
> 
> John Schwartz
> Parade College
> jschwartz at parade.vic.edu.au
> 
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> Question 6
> 
> Hi Jo
> 
> The 1988 Act applies only to Commonwealth (Federal) government bodies.
> 
> The 2000 (Private Sector) Act includes the private sector.
> 
> So A) is correct.
> 
> D) could also be correct if you wanted to read more into the question
> (and I tell students to not do so), and the real estate agency was a
> contractor to the State Government. As the question is general and not
> specifically stating whether the organiosation is Victorian and/or a
> contractor to the government D) cannot be correct.
> 
> B) is incorrect because the organisation is not in the medical sector.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Geoff Moss
> RMIT
> 
> 
> 
>> jtabone at aitkencollege.edu.au wrote:
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>> Can you please give me some clarification to the VITTA Practice Sample
> 
>> Exam Multiple Choice question 6:
>>
>> A real estate agency that is closing down would like to sell its 
>> client database to another agency in order to recoup some of its 
>> losses.  What privacy legsilation should influence the real estate 
>> agency's decision
>>
>> A) Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000
>> B) Health Records Act 2001
>> C) Privacy Act 1988
>> D) Information Privacy Act 2000
>>
>> The solutions suggest that A) is the correct answer
>>
>> However I was of the understanding the this provision is now 
>> included/incorporated within the Privacy Act 1988 (see following an 
>> excerpt taken from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner website
>>
>> And the correct answer should be C) -
>>
>> Have I taught my students incorrectly?
>>
>> Your thoughts would be appreciated.  Thank you
>>
>> Joyce Tabone
>> Aitken College
>>
>> According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner:
>> http://www.privacy.gov.au/business/index.html
>>
>> The Privacy Act 1988:
>>
>> "This section of the web site contains information relevant to 
>> organisations covered by the private sector provisions of the Privacy 
>> Act.
>>
>> The private sector provisions of the Privacy Act apply to 
>> organisations (including not-for-profits) with an annual turnover of 
>> more than $3 million. The provisions also apply to all health service 
>> providers regardless of turnover and some small businesses with an 
>> annual turnover of $3 million or less."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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