Legislation
State
Privacy
Privacy and Data Protection 2014
- State
- Only applies to Victoria and it's agencies
- Takes care of private information
Health Record Act 2001
- State
- Only applies to Victoria and it's agencies
- Collection and handling of health information in public and private sectors
- Can be used if a threat to public health, or research in public interest
FED
Copyright
Copyright Act 1968
- Made by federal parliament
- Recognises that any original work is the property of the person who created it
- The creator decides how it is distributed and/or reproduced
- You cannot use/share copyrighted material without permission
- Cannot use devices to bypass Digital Rights Management (DRM)
- You can transfer media to other formats (CD -> MP3) for personal use
- Record TV/Radio for personal use
- 'Fair use' for education, review and satire
Privacy
Privacy Act 1988
- Made by federal parliament
- It applies to Australian Government and its agencies, business with > $3 million revenue, private health providers (hospital gym, childcare and school)