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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/access-our-information/administrative-access-to-information
Administrative access to information | OAIC
You may request information from the OAIC through administrative access. Administrative access is a less formal process than making an FOI request.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/health-information/what-is-health-information
What is health information? | OAIC
Health information is any personal information about your health or disability. It includes information or opinion about your illness, injury or disability.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/your-personal-information/access-your-personal-information
Access your personal information | OAIC
Australian privacy law gives you a general right to access your personal information, including your health information
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/your-personal-information/correct-your-personal-information
Correct your personal information | OAIC
You have the right to correct personal information an organisation or agency holds on you if it's inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information
Freedom of information | OAIC
The FOI Act gives you the right to request access to government-held information. This includes information they hold about you or about government policies...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/handling-personal-information/guide-to-securing-personal-information
Guide to securing personal information | OAIC
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/handling-personal-information/dealing-with-requests-for-access-to-personal-information
Dealing with requests for access to personal information | OAIC
Guide to help businesses deal with requests for access to personal information under APP 12. It should be read together with the full text of the APP guidelines
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/covid-19/guidance-for-businesses-collecting-covid-19-vaccination-information
Guidance for businesses collecting COVID-19 vaccination information | OAIC
Obligations of businesses when collecting, using, storing, and disclosing (‘handling’) information about customers’ and visitors' COVID-19 vaccination status.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/our-corporate-information/operational-information
Operational information | OAIC
We are required to disclose certain financial, human resources and legal information about the way we operate.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/your-personal-information/collection-of-personal-information
Collection of personal information | OAIC
Australian privacy law sets out what personal information an organisation or agency can collect about you and what they need to tell you.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/organisations/trading-in-personal-information
Trading in personal information | OAIC
A business is ‘trading’ in personal information if they collect or disclose an individual’s personal information to someone else for a benefit, service or...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/your-personal-information/what-is-personal-information
What is personal information? | OAIC
Personal information includes a broad range of information, or an opinion, that could identify an individual.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/how-to-access-government-information
How to access government information | OAIC
There are several ways you can access government-held information under freedom of information, one of which is making a freedom of information request.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/information-policy/information-policy-resources/principles-on-open-public-sector-information
Principles on open public sector information | OAIC
The principles are a core vision for government information management in Australia, based on the premise public sector information is a national resource for...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/handling-personal-information/dealing-with-requests-for-correction-of-personal-information
Dealing with requests for correction of personal information | OAIC
Guide to help businesses deal with requests for correction of personal information under APP13. It should be read together with the full text of the APP...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/your-personal-information/consent-to-the-handling-of-personal-information
Consent to the handling of personal information | OAIC
In certain situations privacy law requires that an organisation or agency needs your consent to collect your personal information, and to use or disclose it.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/health-information/access-your-health-information
Access your health information | OAIC
Australian privacy law gives you a general right to request access to the health information a health service provider holds about you.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/our-corporate-information
Our corporate information | OAIC
Our goals are to promote and uphold privacy and information access rights, and to achieve organisational excellence. Find out how we achieve these goals.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles/australian-privacy-principles-guidelines/chapter-1-app-1-open-and-transparent-management-of-personal-information
Chapter 1: APP 1 Open and transparent management of personal information | OAIC
An APP entity must manage personal information in an open and transparent way. This enhances the accountability of their personal information handling practices
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/health-service-providers/guide-to-health-privacy/chapter-2-collecting-health-information
Chapter 2: Collecting health information | OAIC
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/health-information
Health information | OAIC
Australian privacy law has strict rules about how a health service provider can collect, use and disclose an individual's health information.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/handling-personal-information
Handling personal information | OAIC
Organisations and government agencies must comply with their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 and other legislation when handling personal information.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/health-information/handling-health-information
Handling health information | OAIC
A health service provider needs to handle your health information to carry out their work. But Australian privacy law has strict rules about how they collect...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/your-privacy-rights/health-information/correct-your-health-information
Correct your health information | OAIC
A health service provider must make sure the health information they hold about you is accurate, complete, up to date, relevant and not misleading.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/how-to-access-government-information/make-a-freedom-of-information-request/how-to-make-a-freedom-of-information-request
How to make a freedom of information request | OAIC
You must put your request in writing to the agency or minister that holds the document you want to access. Some agencies have an FOI request form on their...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/information-commissioner-decisions-and-reports/foi-reports
Freedom of information reports | OAIC
The Information Commissioner may undertake a commissioner initiated investigation into an agency's actions in performing its functions or exercising its powers...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/freedom-of-information-guidance-for-government-agencies/proactive-publication-and-administrative-access/information-publication-scheme/information-publication-scheme-overview-for-senior-executive-staff
Information Publication Scheme overview for senior executive staff | OAIC
Under the IPS, agencies must publish a broad range of information. Agencies and staff are protected against civil and criminal liability if they publish...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/engage-with-us/networks/information-matters-newsletter
Information Matters newsletter | OAIC
Our regular newsletter about our upcoming events, latest guidance and activities
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/consumer-data-right/information-for-consumers
Information for consumers | OAIC
Learn about the Consumer Data Right, how to opt-in to the system and how your privacy is safeguarded.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/information-policy/information-policy-resources/access-to-and-use-of-public-sector-information-the-academic-re-user-perspective
Access to and use of public sector information: the academic re-user perspective | OAIC
Read our report: 'Access to and use of public sector information: the academic re-user perspective'.
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/freedom-of-information-guidance-for-government-agencies/proactive-publication-and-administrative-access/information-publication-scheme/information-publication-scheme-review-survey-2023
Information Publication Scheme review survey 2023 | OAIC
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) requires the OAIC and Australian Government agencies to review compliance with the Information Publication...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/information-policy
Information policy | OAIC
Information held by the Australian Government is a resource to be managed for public purposes. We work with public sector agencies to make it more transparent...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/health-service-providers/my-health-record/handling-information-in-a-my-health-record
Handling information in a My Health Record | OAIC
A healthcare provider organisation registered to use the My Health Record system can collect, use and disclose health information to provide health care to a...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/your-freedom-of-information-rights/freedom-of-information-reviews/information-commissioner-review
Apply for an Information Commissioner review | OAIC
Ask us for an Information Commissioner review if you're not happy with an agency's decision on your FOI request or they haven't made a timely decision about it
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/freedom-of-information/information-commissioner-decisions-and-reports/foi-reports/review-of-charges-under-the-freedom-of-information-act-1982-report-to-the-attorney-general
Review of charges under the Freedom of Information Act 1982: Report to the Attorney-General | OAIC
The capacity of an agency or minister to impose an access charge under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 is always at the centre of debate about the...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/access-our-information/freedom-of-information-requests-to-the-oaic
Freedom of information requests to the OAIC | OAIC
Making a FOI request is a more formal process than administrative access, and may be suggested to you if the nature of the documents you seek are not...
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https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/health-service-providers/guide-to-health-privacy/chapter-8-using-and-disclosing-genetic-information-in-the-case-of-a-serious-threat
Chapter 8: Using and disclosing genetic information in the case of a serious threat | OAIC
Only use or disclose a patient’s genetic information without consent to lessen or prevent a serious threat to the patient's genetic relative's health or safety
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