Your Privacy explained
ACCC follows all legislative requirements regarding Privacy. These include the
Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act) as amended by Privacy Amendment
(Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 and the Australian Privacy Principles and NSW
Freedom of Information Act, 1989. ACC's Policies and Procedures regarding privacy and
access to information is based on the National Privacy Principals, extracted from the Privacy
Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012.
Kinds of Information Collected and Held
ACCC will, from time to time, collect personal information from an individual, including:
- Home, work and postal addresses
- Email address
- Phone numbers
- Date of birth
- Martial status
- Next of kin details
- Student enrolment details
- Academic performance
- Personal welfare information (medical matters, Commonwealth assistance)
How Information is Collected and Held
ACCC will only collect information:
- for a lawful purpose that is reasonably necessary for, or directly related to, the
functions or activities of the entity,
- in a manner that is lawful, and
- in a manner that is consistent with our Equity and Fairness Policy.
When personal information is requested all necessary steps are taken to make sure the
person is aware of:
- the purpose(s) for which the information is being collected,
- where there is a primary reason for collecting the information, but it may be used for
secondary reasons, the nature of these secondary reasons,
- legal authority (if any) to collect the information,
- A person to whom; or anybody or agency to which; it is the usual practice to disclose
such information.
When personal information, is requested, ACCC will:
- take such steps (if any) as are, in the circumstances, reasonable to ensure that the
information collected is relevant to that purpose and is up to date and complete;
- ensure that the collection of the information does not intrude to an unreasonable
extent upon the personal affairs of the individual concerned.
ACCC will take all measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of staff, client and course
participant information; These include:
- secure online data storage with password protection
- password protection on all computers.
ACCC will not share, sell or give away any information collected about its staff, clients
or course participants to any other entity. Where required by legislation for
government funded programs, ACC will disclose participant details as required and
with the permission of participants provided in writing during the enrolment process.
