
Protecting client information is now more important than ever before. The Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department’s recently released a report into proposed changes to the Privacy Act. These recommendations, if adopted, include the removal of the exemption for small businesses within the Privacy Act. What this will mean is that all Australian businesses, irrespective of size, will be required to comply with the Privacy Act. Read our submission on the report.
This is a timely reminder for brokers to continue to comply with best practice when collecting, using and storing your clients’ personal information. The MFAA have a range of resources to help our members to understand and comply with the Privacy Act.
These include:
MFAA members can access these resources and templates in the MFAA Learning Hub under Compliance Resources.
Top tips to comply with the Privacy Act
Our best practice tips are as follows:
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