Overview

You will need to comply with these principles if you collect, hold, manage, use, disclose or transfer personal information. Personal information is any information or opinion that is recorded about an individual who can be identified from that information or opinion.

There are ten Information Privacy Principles. These are:

  • Collection
  • Use and Disclosure
  • Data Quality
  • Data Security
  • Openness
  • Access and Correction
  • Unique Identifiers
  • Anonymity
  • Transborder Data Flows
  • Sensitive Information.

Key information

Contact details

For any questions about this topic.

Enquiries

Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner

Department of Premier and Cabinet

Mailing address: PO BOX 24274, Melbourne, Victoria 3001

Phone: 1300 666 444

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Related laws

Act(s) name:

Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 Victoria