We note that as part of the Victorian Government's Roadmap
for the easing of restrictions released several weeks ago it
announced that once 80% of the community is fully vaccinated
(anticipated to be around 5 November) then staff who have been
working from home will be able to return to their offices if they
are fully vaccinated.
This raises the question of how employers go about obtaining
information from their employees about their vaccination status and
what obligations employers need to comply with under the
Commonwealth Privacy Act.
The Privacy Act and the associated Australian Privacy Principles
established by that legislation apply to businesses with an annual
turnover of at least three million dollars.
