Council Policy on Using Privacy Act Jurisdiction / Powers
Dear Launceston City Council,
It has come to my attention that the Launceston City Council is using it's local authority powers in order to either enforce or give jurisdictional effect to Privacy Act.
This is in reference of the e-mail Launceston City Council has distributed to the public in response of the Strike It Out submissions and feedback - which I will attach as matter of transparency in righttoknow.org.au website this FOIA request originates from.
Does the Launceston City Council have a policy document or such regarding the use of t's powers to enforce Privacy Act on behalf either State or Federal Governments in it's local council area.
If no such policy document exists please either indicate so alternatively so further fact checking can be done.
Yours faithfully,
MissAnonymous
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Dear Launceston City Council,
As promised here is the public request in the righttoknow website:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/c...
The response the council has been writing to members of public I refer includes the relevant below:
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We continue to wait for additional detail from Strike It Out regarding their sleep pods. Specifically we have asked for the following:
Explore the Privacy Act to ensure intake form does not convene anyone's rights, particularly collected data storage - In Strike It Out's application form they request extensive personal information like education level, medical history, medications, financials etc. We have flagged this information is highly sensitive and needs to be reviewed in the context of applicable legislation. The storage of this data also carries obligations that may apply to them.
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I've shortened the response here to highlight the relevant bit to this FOIA request on which I'm seeking the details how the Launceston City Council is using it's powers relating to Privacy Acts.
Yours faithfully,
MissAnonymous
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Dear Miss Anonymous
We refer to your email requests (attached) of 8 July 2024 in relation to
above subject matter.
Given that the requests have been generated with the same email address,
we will address each of these separately below.
1. Initial email dated 8 July 2024 - 12:37PM
With regards to your query, the Council's obligations regarding the
protection of an individual's rights to personal privacy are set out in
the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 ('the Act'), and the attached
Personal Information Protection Policy.
2. Subsequent email dated 8 July 2024 - 12:41PM
It is unclear as to what information is being sought in this email. If you
are able to provide some clarification regarding this or specify the type
of information required, further consideration can then be given.
In addition to the above email requests, the Council has received a number
of requests from various unique email addresses (akin to yours) regarding
similar subject matter, and it appears that these may have originated from
you. If this is correct, please consider sending each enquiry from a
single email address to allow the Council to process such request/s much
more efficiently.
Kind regards
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