Privacy legislation and research
This tool helps identify when privacy obligations are likely to be engaged and which pathway may apply, including the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) and, where relevant, the s95 and s95A Guidelines.
It is an educational guide only. Nothing in this tool should be relied upon as legal advice. Researchers must ascertain the status of their own project with respect to privacy legislation and institutional requirements.
What this tool covers
This tool focuses mainly on research involving existing data or information about people, including pre-existing records, administrative datasets, health information, and other forms of personal information.
Important note
Even where the Privacy Act does not appear to be engaged in the way you first expect, ethics review, confidentiality obligations, contractual requirements, or SCU governance processes are likely to apply.