Privacy
What is privacy
Complaints
about breaches of privacy
What is privacy
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The Department of Justice and Attorney-General respects the privacy of clients, their families, our staff and business partners.
Privacy is broader than the traditional concept of confidentiality and includes the collection, use, disclosure, security, quality, access, correction, and openness of information.
The Information Privacy Act 2009 (the IP Act) contains 11 information privacy principles, which regulate how personal information is collected, secured, used and disclosed by Queensland public sector agencies. The IP Act sets out a limited number of situations where the privacy principles will not apply, such as for law enforcement purposes.
The IP Act also provides a formal mechanism for a person to apply to access or amend their own personal information (PDF, 91KB) .
Complaints about breaches of privacy
If you consider that the Department has not dealt with your personal information in accordance with the 11 information privacy principles, you may lodge a complaint and request an investigation.
A complaint must be:
- in writing
- outline the basis for the complaint
- provide as much detail as possible, and
All complaints should be sent to:
Director
RTI and Privacy Unit
Department of Justice and Attorney-General
GPO Box 149
Brisbane Qld 4001
Last updated August 27, 2009
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