What is Privacy Act 1988?
Operations, IT, cybersecurity. A plain-English definition for Australian business owners.
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) is Australia's federal privacy legislation.
It sets out the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) — 13 principles covering collection, use, disclosure, storage, and access to personal information. Most businesses with annual turnover above $3M are covered; smaller businesses are covered in specific circumstances (health service providers, businesses dealing with credit reporting, etc.). The Notifiable Data Breaches scheme operates under the Act.
In a connected back office this sits with the Operations hub, where Valont runs it support, cybersecurity and cloud systems for Australian SMEs as one team. The full definition set is on the glossary.
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