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title: The Privacy Laws & Australian Privacy Principles A Briefing Paper for Non-Government Schools
description: The federal government amended the Privacy Act by introducing the principles which specify how organisations must handle personal information.
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## The Privacy Laws & Australian Privacy Principles A Briefing Paper for Non-Government Schools

1/01/16

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On 12 March 2014 substantial changes to Australia’s existing Privacy laws commenced, which affect how Non-Government Schools (“Schools”) handle personal information. These new laws introduced 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) with which Schools must comply.

The laws apply to all Schools, unless they have annual revenues of less than $3 million and they do not provide a health service. The new laws do not apply to State and Territory government schools (which are subject to local privacy laws). The APPs introduced new obligations which include stricter rules on sending personal information overseas, complaints handling procedures, the use of personal details for direct marketing, the security of personal  
information and the treatment of unsolicited personal information.

 

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