Term | Definition |
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APP entity | means an agency or organisation as defined in section 6 of the Privacy Act 1988. |
Australian law | means (a) an Act of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or (b) regulations, or any other instrument, made under such an Act;or (c) a Norfolk Island enactment; or (d) a rule of common law or equity. |
Collects | PsyQuation collects personal information only if PsyQuation collects the personal information for inclusion in a record or generally available publication. |
Court/tribunal order | means an order, direction or other instrument made by: (a) a court; or (b) a tribunal; or (c) a judge (including a judge acting in a personal capacity) or a person acting as a judge; or (d) a magistrate (including a magistrate acting in a personal capacity) or a person acting as a magistrate; or (e) a member or an officer of a tribunal; and includes an order, direction or other instrument that is of an interim or interlocutory nature. |
De-identified | personal information is de-identified if the information is no longer about an identifiable individual or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. |
Holds | PsyQuation holds personal information if it has possession or control of a record that contains the personal information. |
Identifier of an individual | means a number, letter or symbol, or a combination of any or all of those things, that is used to identify the individual or to verify the identity of the individual, but does not include: (a) the individual’s name; or (b) the individual’s ABN (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999); or (c) anything else prescribed by the regulations. |
Permitted general situation | As defined in s16A of the Privacy Act 1988 |
Permitted health situation | As defined in s16B of the Privacy Act 1988 |
Personal information means | means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable: (a) whether the information or opinion is true or not; and (b) whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not. |
Sensitive information | means (a) information or an opinion about an individual’s: (i) racial or ethnic origin; or (ii) political opinions; or (iii) membership of a political association; or (iv) religious beliefs or affiliations; or (v) philosophical beliefs; or (vi) membership of a professional or trade association; or (vii) membership of a trade union; or (viii) sexual orientation or practices; or (ix) criminal record; that is also personal information; or (b) health information about an individual; or (c) genetic information about an individual that is not otherwise health information. (d) biometric information that is to be used for the purpose of automated biometric verification or biometric identification; or (e) biometric templates. |
PsyQuation must take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to associate the statement (as described in section 29.1(b)) with the individual’s personal information. The statement should be associated with the information in such a way that will make the statement apparent to users of the information.
Issued by PsyQuation Pty Ltd. May 2016