Health Records Act 2000 protects health information from loss, misuse and from unofficial access, disclosure as well as modification. As per law, no one can delete an individual’s health information,even if it is stated as inaccurate, unless the modification or deletion is required andit is authorized or permitted under law or by the regulations.In case, the information is deleted, the law makes a note of details of individual to whom the information was associated.
Public Records Act 2002 is formulated for making, preserving, keeping and managing public records in Queensland. The key objective of this Act is to make sure that the public records of Queensland are kept as well as managed appropriately and they are kept in usable form for the benefit of present as well as future generations. The Act also ensures that the public access to record covered under this Act are consistent and matches with the principles covered under the Information Privacy Act 2009 and Right to Information Act 2009.
The Personal Information Protection Act 2004 controls use, maintenance, collection and revelation of personal information by organizations and individuals, which are defined in the law as personal information custodians. Personal information is opinion or explanation in any recorded format including sound recordings, video recordings and photograph of the individual that demonstrates exact identity of an individual. However, the personal information does not include details which are included in publicly available publication or record.
Victoria is the first state in Australia to pass the official human rights protection by initiating Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. continue reading
Spent Convictions Act is formulated to limit an individual’s conviction for some offences, in case a person completes his crime-free behavior period. Besides this, the act also makes provision for quashed pardons and convictions. After the crime-free period gets completed, a conviction to which a particular scheme applies doesn’t affect the criminal history of person and it may be used only for specific purposes.The conviction of an individual for an offence is considered as spent, if it is quashed or the person is offered a pardon
The Workplace Surveillance Act of 2005 forbids surveillance of employees by employer at work, except when prior notice is given to employees or when the employer possesses surveillance authority. The surveillance authorities are only issued by Magistrate for the objective of determining whether an employee was part of an illegal activity at work or not. The latest Act regulates computer, camera and other tracking devices that use global positioning system.
Information Act 2002 influences the way through which public sector organizations of Northern Territory collect, store and use personal as well as governmental information. Through this Act, the issues regarding archives management, privacy and records, freedom of information are treated together for the first time. The code is designed to encourage the free flow of government and personal information to protect public as well as business interest.