Privacy law compliance and privacy policies
Run and manage your business Privacy law compliance and privacy policies Meet your privacy obligations before a data breach forces the issue. If your business collects personal information from customers, employees, or other individuals, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) imposes obligations on how that information is collected, used, stored, and disclosed. The consequences of non-compliance […]
Is “Private and Confidential” legally enforceable?
So you want send a message to someone, but you don’t want anyone else to read it, and you also don’t want the recipient to tell anyone else what you have said. Is writing ‘Private and Confidential’ on the correspondence, enough?
Are you breaching the Privacy Act?
Are you protecting your employee’s personal information? If not, you may be breaching your obligations under the Privacy Act 1988.
Privacy Policy
ADLV Law (we, us and our) provides legal services and related information including on our website located at www.adlvlaw.com.au (Website). This Privacy Policy explains our approach to dealing with your Personal Information. We set out how we collect, hold, manage and use Personal Information, including when you engage or use our services or visit, interact […]
First-quarter employment law tune-up
The end of the first calendar quarter for the year is fast approaching, and this is a great time to think about improving your employment processes and procedures. To get you started, these are our favourite employment law ‘nuts and bolts’ that may need some tightening.
Pssst, over here! (You need to read this if your business turns over more than $3 million)
We’ve all heard about the increasing prevalence of data ‘breaches’ and ‘hackings’. Some well-publicised examples include: The hacking of Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite in 2010; The theft and publication of 6 million user passwords from LinkedIn in 2012. This was followed up in May 2016, when hackers stole and posted for sale on the […]
What the doctor ordered: dealing with employee medical records
We are often asked what rights an employer has to require their employees to undergo a medical assessment or provide their medical records. The answer is usually not straightforward, as there are some serious personal and privacy issues to consider. The question comes down to striking a balance.