14. Privacy
The Department of Employment and Industrial Relations respects the privacy of clients, their families, its staff and business partners. The Department has a privacy plan that establishes standards for the management of personal information. Personal information is information about or used to identify individuals. It does not encompass information about businesses.
Privacy is broader than the traditional concept of confidentiality and includes the collection, use, disclosure, security, quality, access, correction and openness of personal information. It includes such things as informing individuals when information is collected about them and informing the community about the types of information collected.
Departmental officers must ensure compliance with the Department's Privacy Plan (PDF, 428KB) when managing personal information supplied in the application for an electrical licence. For example:
- details of the person's application should not be unlawfully provided to third parties;
- information should only be used for the purposes nominated in the privacy statement of the application form;
- information about electrical licences must be given in accordance with the inspection of entries in registers provisions of the legislation;
- all approved forms must include a Departmental privacy statement including details of information collection, use and disclosure;
- information provided is stored safely and securely, and
- only personal information directly related to fulfilling the eligibility and general requirements is asked for.
Information provided by applicants will be managed within the requirements of Information Standard 42. The Department may be required to disclose an applicants personal information to other government agencies, entities or persons as may be required by law or that are outsourced functions.
Information provided by applicants is for the purpose of applying for the issue of an electrical licence/permit and monitoring compliance under the Electrical Safety Act 2002. This includes publishing licence and any disciplinary action details on the Department's website which is accessible by the public. This information may also be used for statistical research, information provision and evaluation of our services. The Department will assume that it has the applicant's permission to do this unless advised otherwise by the applicant.
Last updated 22 July 2009
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