The updates below from the scheduled review of the Legislation and Regulations Policy section were delayed due to legal review. These topics were reviewed in Term 1, 2023, and these updates were published in Term 1, 2024.

Privacy

• Moved information about privacy principles from the Privacy Guidelines topic into this policy.
• Added information about making staff aware of privacy policies and processes.
• Added more information about how the school will respond to privacy breaches.
• Updated the Legislation and Resources, and added Related topics.

Privacy Guidelines
(retired)

• Content moved into Privacy and Personal Information policies. This topic retired (removed from sites).

Personal Information

• Moved information about privacy principles and third-party service providers from the Privacy Guidelines and Third Party Providers topics into this policy.
• In addition to outlining why schools collect personal information, we added information about how they collect, protect, and share personal information, and how it can be accessed and corrected.
• Added an explanation of "personal information" in the introduction (see dropdown), which also outlines what kinds of personal information is collected for the operation of the school.

Personal Information Access and Correction Process

• Created this topic, which outlines the steps the school takes when receiving a request to access and/or correct personal information.

Sharing Student Personal Information with Parents/Guardians

• Changed the title of this policy from "Parents and the Privacy Act".
• Added information about parents' rights to information under the Education and Training Act 2020.
• Clarified information about parent/guardian access to other types of personal information about their child.

Sharing Student Personal Information with External Agencies

• Changed the title of this policy from "Sharing Information".
• Clarified the requirements of different relevant legislation.

Third Party Providers

(retired)

• Content moved into Personal Information policy. This topic retired (removed from sites).

Public Sharing of Personal Information

• Changed the title of this policy from "Publishing Student Information".
• Brought information from Sharing Images of Students and Recording Photos, Video, and Sound into this policy.
• Clarified school responsibilities and school community responsibilities.

Student Information Consent Form

(retired)

• No longer providing this generic form or linking to school-specific forms. Most schools have their own consent form, often as part of an enrolment form, kept internally. School policy on consent is covered in the updated Public Sharing of Personal Information policy.

Recording Photos, Video, and Sound

• Added relevant legislation and clarified what can and cannot be done in relation to recording and sharing photos, video, and sound.

Camera Surveillance Policy

• Changed the title of this policy from "Camera Surveillance Guidelines".
• Clarified when, why, and how camera surveillance can be used.
• Added content about undertaking a privacy impact assessment.
• Clarified the relevance of legislation, including the Privacy Act, Human Rights Act, and Search and Surveillance Act.
• Clarified information about a privacy notice.