Privacy Act 1988 - Part VI - Public Interest Determination No. 13A - Disclosure and collection of personal information to improve outcomes for children and young people at risk of serious harm
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Generalising the effect of the determination
In addition to applying for a determination with regards to the acts or practices of UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide, the application more broadly highlights the importance of coordination between relevant government agencies and organisations for effective early intervention. Each of the submitters addressed this issue and requested that a determination be made with general application to all relevant organisations.
The Guardian for Children and Young People (South Australia) considered a determination with broader application to be in the public interest and identified that a generalising determination will enable:
enhanced protection of, and support for, vulnerable members of the community
consistency of privacy practice and language across professional groups, and
the ISG to be fully implemented across the non−government sector in South Australia.
My reasoning above has been developed on the basis that these issues apply to all organisations that have implemented and comply with the ISG in South Australia and accordingly I have made a separate determination (PID 13A) under s 72(4) of the Privacy Act, giving general effect to PID 13.