The Privacy Laws have Changed

Important changes to the Privacy Act 1988 commenced on 12 March 2014. The Privacy Act now includes a set 13 new harmonised privacy principles that regulate the handling of personal information by Australian Government agencies and some private sector organisations. These principles are called the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). The Privacy Act also includes new provisions on codes of practice about information privacy (APP codes). The Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner (OAIC) has detailed information on their website.

At Newington College, we take our obligations to protect personal and other private information seriously. That’s why we have a Privacy Policy in place to make sure we safeguard your information appropriately.

The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, has explained that recent changes, “…are the most significant changes to privacy laws in over 25 years and affect a large section of the community. The world has changed remarkably since the late 1980s when the Privacy Act was first introduced, and so the changes were required to bring our laws up to date with contemporary information handling practices, including global data flows.”

It is important for you to be aware of our Newington College Privacy Policy now amended to comply with the changes to the Act.

If you have any further enquiries about the personal information collected, stored or distributed by Newington College please feel free to contact the Director of Communications, Newington College, 200 Stanmore Rd, Stanmore 2048.