The purpose of this policy is to outline the organisation’s requirements with respect to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of employees, students and other stakeholders for whom records are held or private/confidential information is known.

This policy applies in particular to staff involved in the management and administration of employee and/or student records and, more broadly, to all employees and former employees of the organisation and to all VET practitioners and contractors engaged by the organisation in any capacity insofar as they may become aware of private or confidential information concerning any employee, student or other stakeholders of the organisation.

This policy is not restricted to the workplace or to work hours and applies to all private and confidential information, however, it may be collected or stored, whether electronically or in hard copy. The obligations contained within this policy extend to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of individuals in perpetuity.