General Public
2009 Royal Melbourne Show
Privacy and security tips for using social networking sites
Be ID Aware
Promoting Rights and Respecting Diversity: Koories - Know your Rights!
Privacy laws protect our communities
Communicating privacy among diverse communities
Privacy Speakers
Other Resources and Activities
2009 Royal Melbourne Show
Privacy Victoria again participated with the Office of the Health Services Commissioner at the Victorian Government Expo at the Royal Melbourne Show (17–27 September). This year’s Expo had the theme of Fast Forward. The privacy display had the theme Protect your personal information: you never know how far it will travel. A set of posters has been developed from the information boards:
Do you know who has your number? poster (PDF, 684Kb)
Stop identity thieves reading your mail poster (PDF, 742Kb)
You have the right to see your personal and health information poster (PDF, 720Kb)
Privacy and security tips for using social networking sites
On 20 August 2008 the Attorney General launched security tips aimed at all Victorians who use social networking websites.
The campaign includes an information brochure (PDF, 1,288Kb). A tip sheet on privacy settings on Facebook and other social networking sites is also available (PDF, 27Kb).
Be ID Aware
Privacy Victoria has joined with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Police and VicRoads to raise the awareness of the public about identity fraud.
From now on, every identity document issued by the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages will have a Be ID Aware postcard attached. The campaign includes an information poster (PDF, 264Kb) and Media Release from the Victorian Attorney General (PDF, 32Kb).
Promoting Rights and Respecting Diversity: Koories - Know your Rights!
A range of Victorian government organisations are collaborating on the Koories - Know Your Rights! community education initiative designed to improve access to government services for Indigenous Victorians. The program is coordinated by the Indigenous Consumers Unit (ICU) at Consumer Affairs Victoria.
Organisations participating in the project are committed to improving Indigenous Victorians’ knowledge and use of their services in the hope that this will work towards alleviating disempowerment and disadvantage in Indigenous communities across Victoria.
The primary focus of the initiative is to educate and support frontline workers who have direct contact with Indigenous communities. Providing these people with relevant knowledge and information will further enable them to assist Indigenous community members to access relevant services and utilise their full range of rights and entitlements.
Frontline workers are being targeted with a series of regionally based information and education events designed to inform them of the range of services available. It is hoped that this will also facilitate dialogue with the agencies about the types of issues facing indigenous communities. Events are tailored to suit each individual locality in order to maximise attendance and participation.
For more information email enquiries@privacy.vic.gov.au, telephone 1300 666 444.
Privacy laws protect our communities
Communicating privacy among diverse communities
Privacy Speakers
Looking for a guestspeaker for your group or club?
Privacy Victoria can often provide a guest speaker for your local community organisation or group free-of-charge. Our speakers talk about the privacy laws that affect all Victorians, and discuss current privacy issues of interest.
For more information email enquiries@privacy.vic.gov.au, telephone 1300 666 444, or complete and return this speaker request form (PDF, 21Kb).
Other Resources and Activities
- Providing information to the general public about their rights under the Information Privacy Act, through the website, advertising, printed publications and promotions.
- Responding to enquiries regarding privacy issues relating to an individual’s interaction with Victorian Government organisations, including local councils and statutory authorities, and about privacy issues more broadly.
Top
Last reviewed on 8 October 2009. © 2009 Privacy Victoria - an independent statutory office