Australian external privacy dispute resolution scheme

An Australian external privacy dispute resolution scheme is one that the Australian Information Commission has recognized under the law as a way to handle particular privacy-related complaints. External dispute resolution schemes are …

Australian Privacy Codes

Australian Privacy Codes are enforceable codes that entities may actively subscribe to that provide transparency and other obligations in addition to the Australian Privacy Act 1988. Australian Privacy Codes include the Privacy …

Australian Company Number

An Australian Company Number is a unique, nine-digit number that is issued to every company registered under the Australia’s Corporations Act 2001. If you have been issued an Australian Company Number, you …

Australian Business Number

An Australian Business Number is a unique 11-digit identifier issued to businesses formed in Australia by the Australian Business Register. If you have been issued an Australian Business Number you can find …

Australia Privacy Act of 1988

The Australia Privacy Act of 1988 is a privacy law that went into effect in 1988 and that provides privacy rights to residents of Canada and requires businesses to provide a Privacy …

Transferring data outside of Australia

Transferring data outside of Australia

Most privacy laws are very broad in the sense that they apply to businesses outside of the state or country in which they were enacted, and the Australia Privacy Act 1988 is …

Who does the Australia Privacy Act of 1988 apply to?

Who does the Australia Privacy Act of 1988 apply to?

The Australia Privacy Act of 1988 regulates the way in which business entities and federal government agencies must handle personal information. There are thirteen Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) enumerated in the Privacy …