From 12 March 2014, the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) will replace the National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released draft Australian Privacy Principles (APP) Guidelines for consultation. The Guidelines outline how the OAIC will interpret and apply the APPs.
Consultation on the draft Australian Privacy Principles (APP) Guidelines 6 to 11 (Parts 3 and 4) is now open. This forms the second stage of APP Guidelines to be released for consultation.
Consultation on Chapters A to D and 1 to 5 has closed.
The Guidelines for Chapters 6 to 11 cover:
- APP 6 use or disclosure of personal information
- APP 7 direct marketing
- APP 8 cross-border disclosure of personal information
- APP 9 adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers
- APP 10 quality of personal information
- APP 11 security of personal information
The third stage of draft guidelines (APPs 12 & 13) will be released in October.
