Privacy law reform: Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)

Do the Australian Privacy Principles apply to your organisation?

As of 12 March 2014 changes were made to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) to include a new set of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which replaces the National Privacy Principles and Information Privacy Principles. The APPs will regulate the handling of personal information by Australian Government agencies and businesses with a turnover of more than $3,000,000.00 and those with a turnover of less than $3,000,000.00 trading in personal information and all private health service providers.

Notwithstanding a turnover of less than $3,000,000.00, the legislation allows small businesses/not-for-profits, to opt in to the regime and therefore to become subject to the APP's.