Privacy Statement

• Privacy Act, 1988
• Privacy Amendment Act (Private Sector), 2000

WACF is committed to upholding and implementing measures to ensure the observance of the ten National Privacy Principles contained in the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. This means that in the course of the business, the organisation will only collect information necessary for the effective delivery of services, with the informed consent of the individuals concerned and only through lawful, fair and non-intrusive means.

WACF will use or disclose the information only:

• For the reason it was collected
• For directly related secondary purposes if the individual would reasonably expect these to be the case
• If the individual gives consent to the proposed use of disclosure, and
• The individual gives consent for disclosure

WACF will ensure that information collected remains secure and confidential to the staff performing the service for which the information is collected.

WACF will provide a detailed explanation to clients and individuals from whom information is collected of how it is intended to use the information.

WACF will provide individuals with access to information held about them, unless the release of this information poses a genuine risk to their health or welfare.

WACF will not use Commonwealth government personal identifiers for their record keeping systems.

WACF will observe their obligation, wherever lawful and practicable, to give individuals the option of not identifying themselves in their association with the respective business activities of the companies.

WACF will only transfer information about an individual outside Australia where there are similar privacy and binding laws, or with the consent of the individual concerned.

WACF will only collect sensitive information with an individual's consent, unless it is required by law, necessary to prevent or lessen an imminent threat to the life or health of an individual, where the individual is physically or legally incapable of giving consent, or cannot communicate consent.

WACF will ensure that complaints about alleged breaches of privacy are quickly investigated, but if not resolved by management to the satisfaction of the individual concerned, can then be made by the individual direct to the Federal Privacy Commissioner.