The Law Has Changed - (On 1 December 2020)
The Privacy Act 2020 introduces greater protections for individuals and some new obligations for businesses and organisations.
The changes include the requirement to report serious privacy breaches to the Privacy Commissioner and to affected people.
The Privacy Commissioner has new powers to help people access their own information and to require businesses and organisations to comply with the law.
There are increased fines for organisations that don’t comply, and there are new rules when sending personal information overseas.
You can find out more about the changes on our resources page.
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Privacy Statement Generator - Get your privacy statement sorted. It takes five minutes.
Useful Guidelines for Social Service Providers
The Privacy Act 2020 introduces greater protections for individuals and some new obligations for businesses and organisations.
The changes include the requirement to report serious privacy breaches to the Privacy Commissioner and to affected people.
The Privacy Commissioner has new powers to help people access their own information and to require businesses and organisations to comply with the law.
There are increased fines for organisations that don’t comply, and there are new rules when sending personal information overseas.
You can find out more about the changes on our resources page.
Read translations:
Privacy Statement Generator - Get your privacy statement sorted. It takes five minutes.
Useful Guidelines for Social Service Providers
- Privacy Guidelines for Managing Personal Information
- Privacy Guidelines - Conflict of Interest Template
- Privacy Guidelines - IT Self assessment Template
- Privacy Guidelines - Factsheet
- Privacy Guidelines - FAQ For Providersprivacy_guidelines_faq_for_providers_.pdf