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2216 - PRIVATE PHONE NUMBERS—USE BY ORGANISATIONS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Police, Minister for the Illawarra representing the Attorney General, and Minister for Justice
  1. Under what circumstances are organisations allowed to give private phone numbers to other organisations?
  2. What are the penalties, if any, when these circumstances are breached?
Answer -

I am advised to refer the member to:

    1. Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 that governs the disclosure of personal information by organisations in the private sector (including unlisted telephone numbers)
    2. The Privacy and Personal Information Act 1998 (NSW) (the PPIP Act) which covers NSW public sector agencies.

Question asked on 5 March 2008 (session 54-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 50
Answer received on 9 April 2008 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 58

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