Must I report this privacy breach?
12 Jun 2019
Here’s a handy flowchart to help you assess each situation and make an informed decision about reporting the privacy breach.*
* This information is based on the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 which came into effect on 22 February 2018.
Read our article – Information security: prevention is better than cure – which outlines practical steps you can take to protect the information you hold.
Karen Stephens
Risk Adviser, MDA National
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