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The Act has 11 Information Privacy Principles that apply to the handling of personal information by most Australian, ACT and Norfolk Island public sector agencies, and 10 National Privacy Principles that apply to the handling of personal information by large businesses, all health service providers and some small businesses and non-government organisations.
The following National Privacy Principles (or NPPs) are particularly relevant to records relating to a person's time in care:
'NPP 5: openness
An organisation must have a policy on how it manages personal information, and make it available to anyone who asks for it.
NPP 6: access and correction
Gives individuals a general right of access to their personal information, and the right to have that information corrected if it is inaccurate, incomplete or out-of-date.
NPP 10: sensitive information
Sensitive information includes information relating to health, racial or ethnic background, or criminal records. Higher standards apply to the handling of sensitive information.'
The Privacy Act complements the Tasmanian Personal Information Protection Act,
