Information Collected
George River Water Quality Panel (GRWQP) will only collect personal information by fair and lawful means which is necessary for or conducive to the functions of GRWQP.
Under the Personal Information Protection Act 2004, GRWQP is the custodian of personal information and the collection, use and disclosure of that information is governed by the Act. In some circumstances specific legislation may apply to the collection and/use of certain information. In these particular circumstances, individuals will be advised of the specific legislation requiring the collection and use of personal information.
The type of personal information collected includes names, addresses and telephone numbers, together with any specific information about a person that may be required for the purpose of discharging GRWQP functions.
GRWQP will take reasonable steps to ensure that the personal information held is accurate, complete and up to date. Where practicable, GRWQP will check on the accuracy of your personal information before it is used.
Sensitive Information
Sensitive Information includes things like health information, criminal record, racial origin and sexual preferences. Generally, GRWQP will only collect sensitive information if it is necessary and with your consent, or if the collection of that information is required by law.
Anonymity
If you are making a general enquiry, it may not be necessary to identify yourself. However, if you want to obtain a service, identification may be necessary.
Unique Identifiers
We do not assign unique identifiers to people unless it is necessary for us to carry out our functions efficiently or is required by law. We do not adopt as our unique identifiers the unique identifiers from other organisations. However, we may collect the unique identifiers assigned to you by another organisation, but we will not disclose these without lawful authority.
Access to and Correction of Information Collected
The Personal Information Protection Act 2004 provides that you can access your personal information that is held by the GRWQP.
If you consider the personal information to be incorrect, incomplete, out of date or misleading, you can request that the information be amended.
Requests to access or correct your personal information held by GRWQP will be processed in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1991, as required by Schedule 1 clause 6 of the Personal Information Protection Act 2004.
Further Information
For further information contact:
GRWQP PIP Contact Officer
- Address:
- George River Water Quality Panel
- PO Box 404
- SANDY BAY TASMANIA 7006
- Email: enquiries@georgeriverwater.org.au
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