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• Privacy (Tax File Number) Rule 2015 (Cth) - Level 1This Rule is issued by the Privacy Commissioner under section 17 of the Privacy Act 1988, and regulates the collection, storage, use, disclosure, security and disposal of individuals' Tax File Number information.
  
  To sunset on 1 April 2025
• Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) - Level 1The Privacy Act is the Federal Act which sets privacy standards for the responsible collection and handling of personal information. Personal information is information or an opinion about an identified individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable. It does not include the personal information about an individual who passed away more than 30 years ago, or the personal information contained in a publicly available publication. When the University collects, manages, corrects and protects personal information relating to staff, students and identifiable visitors to the organisation and its infrastructure, it commits to doing so in accordance with applicable laws. Personal information provided to the University will be used for the purpose it is provided, to assist the University in undertaking its primary purposes (outlined within the University of New England Act, 1993 (NSW)) and any secondary purposes related to the primary purpose. UNE is not responsible for the privacy practice of web sites external to the University. The University will not disclose personal information without consent unless authorised by law. However, information may be disclosed to a third party if the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of you or another person. University staff are required under the Code of Conduct to follow policies and to comply with appropriate legislation in relation to privacy and other matters.
  
  The Act also establishes the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (Federal) and Privacy Advisory Committee and defines their functions. The Act applies the Australian Privacy Principles and Approved Privacy Codes.
• Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) - Level 1This Act provides for the protection of personal information, and for the protection of the privacy of individuals generally. The Act sets privacy standards applicable for NSW State and Local government agencies and private sector persons and organisations in NSW. Privacy NSW is established by the Act as the Office of the NSW Privacy Commissioner. Under the Act, the University is required to deal with personal information in accordance with the 12 information protection principles (IPPs) prescribed within the Act:
  
  Collection must be
  1.Lawful
  2.Direct
  3.Open
  4.Relevant
  
  Storage must be
  5.Secure
  
  Access must be
  6.Transparent
  7.Accessible
  8.Correct
  
  Use must be
  9.Accurate
  10.Limited, and
  
  Disclosure must be
  11.Restricted, and
  12. Safeguarded.
  
  The University must take steps to ensure that that there is no deliberate and wrongful disclosure of personal information and is also required to develop and implement a Privacy Management Plan. The Act prescribes the contents of the privacy management plan including descriptions of the University's policies and processes for complying with privacy legislation and dealing with privacy matters including those matters relevant for the Health Records Information Privacy Act 2002; and, dissemination strategies for the privacy policies and procedures to the University community.
  
• Privacy and Personal Information Protection Regulation 2019 (NSW) - Level 1Regulations made under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
• Privacy Regulation 2013 (Cth) - Level 1Privacy Regulation 2013
• Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 (NSW) - Level 1A regulation made under the Protection of Environment Operations Act 1997.
• Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (NSW) - Level 1An Act to protect, restore and enhance the environment in NSW and to promote public access to information and involvement in environment protection.
  The Act:
  - Designates the EPA (Environment Protection Authority) as the regulatory authority.
  - Allocates the drafting and publishing of PEP's (Protection of the Environment Policies) and associated impact statements to the EPA.
  - Establishes a system of Environment Protection Licences for the purposes of carrying out scheduled activites (e.g. chemical production, sterilisation activities, waste processing electricity generation, livestock intensive activities, etc) and scheduled development work (development designed to enable scheduled activities to take place on the premises).
  - Provides for the issue of environment protection notices (clean-up notices, prevention notices, and prohibition notices) - It is an offence under the Act not to comply with such notices and penalties include sizeable fines.
  - Defines a tiered mechanism to classify offences and provides for maximum penalties (eg: to wilfully dispose of waste in a manner that harms or is likely to harm the environment is a Tier 1 offence that may attract large fines and potential imprisonment).
  - Provides for voluntary and mandatory environmental audits and procedural matters for the conduct of investigations (including scope, associated notice requirements, powers of entry, and duty to provide information).
  
• Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022 (NSW) - Level 1An Act to provide for the protection of persons who make public interest disclosures and for making and dealing with the disclosures; to repeal the Public Interest Disclosures Act 1994 and the Public Interest Disclosures Regulation 2011; to make related amendments to certain legislation; and for related purposes.
• Public Interest Disclosures Regulation 2022 (NSW) - Level 1Public Interest Disclosures Regulation 2022