employee information includes personal information about an individual who is, was or applies to be an employee relating to –
(a) the selection, employment, training, discipline or resignation of the individual; or
(b) the termination of the employment of the individual; or
(c) the terms and conditions of employment of the individual; or
(d) the performance or conduct of the individual in carrying out the duties or functions of employment; or
(e) the suitability of the individual for appointment or for employment held by the individual; or
(f) the hours of employment of the individual; or
(g) the salary or wages of the individual; or
(h) the membership of the individual of a professional association, trade association or trade union; or
(i) the recreation leave, long service leave, sick leave, personal leave, maternity leave, paternity leave or other leave of the individual; or
(j) information that supports employment statistical reporting and personnel planning; or
(k) information in relation to employees as required by law;
employment includes appointment or engagement to an office or position;
health information means –
(a) personal information or opinion about –
(i) the physical, mental or psychological health at any time of an individual; or
(ii) a disability at any time of an individual; or
(iii) an individual's expressed wishes about the future provision of health services to him or her; or
(iv) a health service provided, or to be provided, to an individual; or
(b) other personal information collected to provide, or in providing, a health service; or
(c) other personal information about an individual collected in connection with the donation, or intended donation, by the individual of his or her body parts, organs or body substances; or
(d) genetic information about an individual that is or may be predictive of the health at any time of the individual or any of his or her descendants –
other than prescribed information, a prescribed class of information or information contained in a prescribed class of documents;
health service means an activity, other than a prescribed activity, performed in relation to an individual that is intended or claimed by the individual or the person performing it –
(a) to assess, maintain or improve the individual's health; or
(b) to diagnose the individual's illness, injury or disability; or
(c) to treat the individual's illness, injury or disability or suspected illness, injury or disability; or
(d) to dispense on prescription a drug or medical preparation; or
(e) to provide a disability service, palliative care service or aged care service; or
(f) to provide a prescribed service or a prescribed class of service in conjunction with any activity referred to in paragraph (a) , (b) , (c) , (d) or (e) ;
identifier means anything assigned by a personal information custodian to identify an individual for its operations, other than a name or ABN as defined in the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth;
law enforcement agency means any of the following:
(a) a police force or police service of –
(i) the Commonwealth; or
(ii) this State; or
(iii) any other State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or
(iv) any country;
(b) the Australian Crime Commission;
(c) a commission established or appointed under any Act of this State or any other State or a Territory of the Commonwealth or of the Commonwealth to investigate matters relating to criminal activity generally or of a specified class;
(d) a personal information custodian responsible for the performance of functions relating to –
(i) the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences or other offences that impose a penalty or sanction; or
(ii) the management of property seized or restrained under a law relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of crime or the enforcement of such a law;
(e) an agency established under the Public Service Act 1999 of the Commonwealth responsible for the performance of functions relating to –
(i) the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences or other offences that impose a penalty or sanction; or
(ii) the management of property seized or restrained under a law relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of crime or the enforcement of such a law;
(f) a personal information custodian or an individual or body contracted by a personal information custodian responsible for the execution or implementation of an order, decision or determination of a court or tribunal;
(g) a personal information custodian –
(i) responsible for the issue of warrants; or
(ii) that provides correctional services; or
(iii) responsible for decisions relating to the release of persons from custody;
(h) a personal information custodian responsible for the protection of public revenue under any Act;
(i) a personal information custodian responsible for the administration or performance of a function under a law that imposes a penalty or sanction;
Ombudsman means the person appointed and holding office under the Ombudsman Act 1978 ;
personal information means any information or opinion in any recorded format about an individual –
(a) whose identity is apparent or is reasonably ascertainable from the information or opinion; and
(b) who is alive or has not been dead for more than 25 years;
personal information contract means a contract between a personal information custodian and another person (whether a personal information custodian or not) relating to the collection, use or storage of personal information;