Privacy and your personal information
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Your personal
information is protected by law, including the Privacy Act 1988
(Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.
The
personal
information you provide
(including sensitive
information)
is collected by your
Transition to Work
Provider
on behalf
of the Australian
Department of Education, Skills and Employment (the Department) to:
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work out whether you are eligible for
Transition to
Work
Services
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register you with
a Transition to Work Provider
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deliver services to you and help you
improve your
work readiness
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help in evaluating and monitoring the services
provided to you
by the Department’s contracted
p
roviders
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help to resolve complaints made by you or
your
Transition to Work
Provider
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so that you can be included in surveys conducted by
the Department or on behalf of the Department.
If you do not provide some or all of your personal information, the Department cannot ensure that you are provided with the most suitable level of assistance.
You can request assistance from your Transition to Work Provider to complete this form if required. You may also have a nominee, including a family member, advocate, social worker or counsellor, with you for support when filling out this form.
Your personal information may be passed on to and between the Department’s contracted providers, and to agencies involved in the administration of employment services and income support payments and services, including the Department of Human Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Home Affairs, the Department of Social Services, the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and their respective contracted providers where those providers are delivering services to you. In addition, your personal information may also be shared with third parties, such as activity hosts and employers, in the delivery of services to you.
Where appropriate to do so, this information may also be shared with and between these and other organisations (including contracted service providers) in the course of providing you with employment services and assistance and in evaluating and monitoring those services and assistance.
Please note that your sensitive personal information may also be used by the Department or given to other parties where you have agreed, or where the Department is otherwise permitted, including where it is required or authorised by or under an Australian law, such as social security law, a court or tribunal order, or where a duty of care exists.
The Department’s Privacy Policy contains more information about the way in which we will manage your personal information, including information about how you may access your personal information held by the Department and seek correction of such information. The Privacy Policy also contains information on how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how the Department will deal with such a complaint. A copy of the Department’s Privacy Policy can be found on the Privacy page of our website or by requesting a copy from the Department via email at privacy@employment.gov.au.