The Privacy Act 1988 for Education Providers
Coverage, the 13 Australian Privacy Principles, data breaches, the 2024 reforms and enforcement, explained for RTO, CRICOS and higher education leaders.
Upcoming course. LMS delivery and enrolment are not open. Release dates will be confirmed.
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Planned learning outcomes
- Explain the objects, structure and administration of the Privacy Act
- Decide whether a provider is an APP entity, including the small business and state authority rules
- Apply the definitions of personal and sensitive information to provider records
- Apply the 13 Australian Privacy Principles to the student and staff life cycle
- Assess and notify an eligible data breach within the statutory timeframes
- Describe the OAIC's powers, the penalty tiers and the statutory tort