Best practice guide - Privacy and people with decision-making disabilities
This guide was made by the Privacy Commissioner in February 2004. It was prepared in consultation with public sector agencies, people with disabilities and their support persons and advocates, non-government organisations and health and legal professionals.
The guide aims to assist agencies to apply the PPIP Act in a manner that protects and promotes the privacy of people with decision-making disabilities to the greatest possible extent. It applies to situations where a person has a decision-making disability that affects their capacity to give or refuse consent to, or understand, the manner in which their personal information is handled by NSW public sector agencies. A person’s capacity to make decisions may be impaired by a range of conditions including a mental illness, dementia, an intellectual disability, an acquired brain injury, or an accident or illness that leaves the person unable to communicate.
The guide should be of special interest to agencies working with people with decision-making disabilities. It may also assist those who support or advocate on behalf of people with decision-making disabilities.
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Stakeholder Consultation
Interactive consultation | On 15 May 2003, Privacy NSW held a Stakeholder Consultation Forum to discuss the issues raised in the Best practice guide.
View the Report of the Stakeholder Consultation:
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Speakers: Phillip French, Executive Officer, People With Disabilities, Maureen Tangney, Acting NSW Privacy Commissioner, Julie Baker, Assistant Director-General (Community and Regulatory Services), NSW Attorney General’s Department,John Le Breton, Director, Office of the Public Guardian.
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