Australia
- Schedule
- Material released during Privacy Awareness Week
- Promotional Items
- Australia - What you can do
The theme of this year’s Privacy Awareness Week is 'Privacy: where do you draw the line?'
Schedule
Monday 4 May
- Launch of the Office’s youth web portal and young adult magazine
Tuesday 5 May
- Release of complaints case notes
Wednesday 6 May
- "Privacy in Practice" seminar, Sydney
- Launch of the 2009 Australian Privacy Awards and Medal, Sydney, by the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG
Thursday 7 May
- Release of Private Sector Information Sheet: NPP 3 Data Quality
- Release of Amendments to Private Sector Information Sheet 4: NPP 6 Access and Correction (major update on NPP 6.5 Correction of Personal Information and NPP 6.6 Attaching a correction statement to a record), including new FAQs for consumers on Correction of Personal Information
- Release of new FAQs for consumers on Real Estate Agents, Property Managers, Landlords and Residential Tenancy databases
- iappANZ is holding its first 'birds of a feather' evening in Sydney for privacy professionals. Register online at www.iappanz.org. Enquiries: 03 9895 4475
Friday 8 May
- Publication of "Privacy Matters"
- Release of a report on the use of portable storage devices in the Australian public sector
- Release of Public Sector Information Sheet: Portable Storage Devices
- Government PCO Network Meeting
- ‘Privacy and New Technology’ Breakfast Function with Senator the Hon John Faulkner, Special Minister of State & Cabinet Secretary.
Material released during Privacy Awareness Week
Media Releases
- Privacy Commissioner urges Government agencies: Protect data on USBs & PDAs (8 May 2009)
- Privacy Commissioner calls for more recognition of good privacy practices (6 May 2009)
- International Privacy Commissioners urge young people: Think before you upload! (6 May 2009)
- Privacy Commissioner publishes case notes 1 – 6 for 2009 (5 May 2009)
- What young adults always wanted to know about privacy, but were too afraid to ask (4 May 2009)
- How well do you know your privacy rights? (23 April 2009)
Information Sheets
- Public Sector Information Sheet 3 - Portable storage devices and personal information handling (8 May 2009)
- Private Sector Information Sheet 4 - NPP 6 Access and Correction (7 May 2009)
- Private Sector Information Sheet 28 - NPP 3 Data Quality (7 May 2009)
PSD report
- Portable Storage Devices and Australian Government Agencies Personal Information Survey (8 May 2009)
Frequently Asked Questions
- Frequently asked questions - Correction of my personal information held by private sector organisations (7 May 2009)
- Frequently asked questions - Real estate (7 May 2009)
Youth Portal
- private i - your ultimate privacy survival guide (4 May 2009)
- Your Privacy is Important. Think before you upload! (6 May 2009)
Privacy Matters
Case notes
Promotional Items
Limited numbers may apply for each order. Contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner if you wish to organise a paid bulk order on 1300 363 992 or at PrivacyAwarenessWeek@privacy.gov.au.
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Australia - What you can do
Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Australia
1. Activities for promoting privacy among staff
All-staff email
Send an email at the beginning of Privacy Awareness Week to all staff explaining what the week is about and reminding staff of their privacy responsibilities. If possible, have your CEO or agency head send out this email as a way of showing your organisation's overall commitment to good privacy practice.
Put up Privacy Awareness Week posters
Design posters for Privacy Awareness Week. Consider adding your details to advertise your role as your organisation's privacy contact officer. Consider a display of posters and privacy materials on a table in your office's staff area. See above.
Distribute the 'Privacy Please' door hanger to staff
Distribute the 'Privacy Please' door hanger to your staff to promote good privacy practices. See above.
Distribute the Privacy Principles bookmark to staff
The Privacy Act includes ten National Privacy Principles (NPPs) that private sector organisations must comply with, and 11 Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) that Australian and ACT Government agencies must comply with. The Office has a supply of privacy bookmarks with a simplified version of the NPPs on one side and the IPPs on the other - see above.
Distribute the privacy ruler to staff
Distribute the privacy ruler to your staff to promote good privacy practices. See above.
Prepare log-in screen
Prepare a log-in screen for all of your organisation's computers that contains messages reminding staff of the importance of privacy.
Publish an article on your intranet
Consider publishing an article about privacy on your organisation's intranet. What are the privacy challenges that your organisation and staff members face? How can these challenges be met?
Hold a training/information session on privacy
This could be a detailed training session that you schedule during the week, or perhaps just a simple information session outlining issues around collection or security of personal information.
Run a privacy quiz
Run a quick privacy quiz in your team. See examples of privacy quizzes at http://www.privacy.gov.au/publications/index.html#Q
Hold a privacy movie screening
Invite staff to attend a screening of a movie or television episode with a privacy theme during a lunch hour.
Encourage compliance with a particular privacy principle
Privacy Awareness Week is an opportunity to encourage your organisation's staff to address a particular NPP or IPP. For example, get sections of your office to ensure that their databases are up-to-date (NPP3/IPP8).
Collaborate with other privacy contacts
Are there any other privacy compliance staff that you work closely with? Consider joining forces to coordinate promotional material or activities for your organisation.
2. Activities to promote your privacy policies and practices to your clients
Publish an article
Consider publishing an article about privacy in your organisation's newsletter or on its website. How does your organisation effectively address privacy challenges?
Develop a layered privacy notice
If your organisation doesn't yet have one, consider developing a layered privacy notice. This offers a condensed snapshot of the organisation's privacy policy and will enhance the ease with which people access and understand the policy. See the Office's layered notice at www.privacy.gov.au/policy/index.html.
Develop privacy FAQs
Consider developing some ‘Frequently Asked Questions' on your organisation's privacy policy and practices for placement on your website.
Think about launching significant new privacy documents this week
Have you developed privacy material, such as privacy FAQs or a new layered privacy policy? Consider launching them during Privacy Awareness Week.
Distribute the Privacy Principles bookmark to clients
Distribute the Privacy Principles bookmark to your clients to promote Privacy Awareness Week. See above.
Distribute the privacy ruler to clients
Distribute the privacy ruler to your clients to promote Privacy Awareness Week. See above.
Distribute the 'Privacy Please' door hanger to clients
Distribute the 'Privacy Please' door hanger to your clients to promote Privacy Awareness Week. See above.
