M2 - Learner Manual
3. Privacy, Confidentiality and Privilege
3.1. What is personal information?
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) defines personal information as follows[1]:
personal information means information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable:
(a) whether the information or opinion is true or not; and
(b) whether the information or opinion is recorded in a material form or not.
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) is a Commonwealth act and as such applies Australia-wide; however States and Territories all have additional privacy laws which can be accessed here:
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-in-your-state/