Privacy Statement
The Remuneration Tribunal (the Tribunal) recognises the importance of
protecting people’s privacy and personal information. The following sections
outline the policies and practices that the Tribunal has in place for the
management and protection of personal information that it collects and
holds.
The Tribunal is established under the
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973.
As an agency for the purposes of the
Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy
Act), pursuant to section 16 the Tribunal is subject to the Information
Privacy Principles (IPPs) in the Act. The IPPs regulate the way federal
public sector agencies collect, use, keep secure and disclose personal
information.
The Tribunal also engages contracted service providers (CSPs) in the
course of fulfilling its duties. Under section 95B of the Privacy Act,
Commonwealth agencies are required to take contractual measures to ensure
CSPs (which include sub-contractors) do not breach the IPPs. In addition,
CSPs are required to comply with National Privacy Principles (NPPs) 7 to 10
and section 16F unless an obligation under the contract is inconsistent with
one of those NPPs.
In order to comply with its obligations under the Privacy Act, the
Tribunal’s policy is to handle all personal information that it collects,
holds and uses in accordance with the IPPs.
The Privacy Act defines personal information as ‘information…whether
recorded in a material form or not, about an individual whose identity is
apparent, or can reasonably be ascertained, from the information…’ This
means information or an opinion, whether true or not, and whether recorded
in a material form or not.
The types of personal information the Tribunal holds will depend on the
particular activity or management function being undertaken. This
information generally includes (but is not limited to) names, work
addresses, occupation and employment histories.
Most personal information is supplied by individuals making submissions
to the Tribunal to enable it to advise them or make determinations relevant
to them. On occasion, the Tribunal may need to gather personal information
from other sources such as public records and third parties.
The Tribunal uses and discloses personal information for the primary
purpose for which it was collected, namely to enable it to carry out the
Tribunal’s responsibilities to report on or determine remuneration and
allowances for Ministers and Senators and Members of the Federal Parliament
and for public offices within its jurisdiction. The Tribunal may also use
and disclose personal information for reasonably expected purposes related
to the primary purpose or for a purpose allowed under the exceptions in IPPs
10.1 and 11.1.
The people or organisations with whom the Tribunal might share personal
information include, but are not limited to:
- our clients
- the Prime Minister
- Ministers
- Legal advisers
- Staff of the Tribunal Members and the Remuneration Tribunal
Secretariat.
The Tribunal does not disclose personal information to third parties to
allow them to direct market their services and products.
The Tribunal is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and
submissions made to the Tribunal may be accessed under that Act unless an
exception applies.
The Tribunal seeks to adhere to the ‘Guidelines for Federal and ACT
Government Websites’ developed by the Federal Privacy Commissioner and in
accordance with the Privacy Act.
When visiting this website, the Tribunal’s Internet Service Provider
(ISP) collects for statistical purposes:
- your server address
- your top level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .au, .uk etc)
- the date and time of the visit to the site
- the pages accessed and the documents downloaded, and
- the type of browser used.
The information above, often called ‘clickstream data’, is collected to
facilitate website and system administration. It may be preserved
indefinitely to be monitored at any time to prevent security breaches and
enhancement of the website to meet users’ needs.
The Tribunal will not attempt to identify users or their browsing
activities except, in the unlikely event of a criminal investigation, where
a law enforcement agency has issued a warrant to inspect its server’s logs.
The Tribunal will record your email address if you send us a message. It
will be used only for the purpose for which you have provided it and will
not be added to a mailing list. The Tribunal will not use your email address
for any other purpose, and will not disclose it without your consent.
You are reminded that email sent over the Internet is not secure, and
could be intercepted without your knowledge or the knowledge of the
Tribunal.
The Tribunal has other methods of receiving information such as mail, fax
and telephone and you may prefer to use one of these methods.
The Tribunal does not use cookies when people are visiting our website.
Cookies are small data files which may be transferred from a web server to
the internet browser on your computer. Cookies do not do anything to your
machine; however, they allow a server to recognise that you have visited
that website previously. A server cannot find out a name or email address by
using a cookie.
The Tribunal uses a range of physical and electronic security measures to
protect personal information from misuse and loss and unauthorised access,
modification or disclosure. These measures include but are not limited to
firewalls, secure databases, computer user identifiers and passwords and
restricted physical access to the Tribunal’s offices and records
Incorporated into this website are links to websites of other
organisations and businesses. Any external websites that are linked to or
from the Tribunal website are not under the Tribunal’s control and you are
advised to view the external websites’ privacy statements separately.
If you have any privacy concerns, or to find out more about how the
Tribunal manages personal information please email comments to enquiry@remtribunal.gov.au
 or
telephone 02 6121 7965; or write to:
Remuneration Tribunal
PO Box 281
CIVIC SQUARE ACT 2601
Australia
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