Privacy
Protecting your privacy is important to us and you can view our Privacy Policy, which will tell you how we comply with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2013 and the Health Records Act 2001, or you can read the summary below.
Your personal information
We may collect, handle, store, use and disclose your personal information (including your name, image, contact details, and any other information that may identify you) for one of our Council functions under the Local Government Act 2020, and the many other laws that we may be authorised to regulate. We protect your personal information under the Privacy & Data Protection Act 2014 and the Health Records Act 2001. Your personal information is stored securely, and we have controls in place to ensure that only the people that need to access your personal information, have access to it.
Collection
We will only collect your personal information from you, and if we receive it from someone else, we’ll let you know we’ve got it, unless we receive it as part of a law enforcement function, under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008, the Child Wellbeing & Safety Act 2005, the Heath Services Act 1988 or under terrorism laws.
Use and disclosure
We may use and disclose your personal information for one of our functions, or with your express or implied consent, or where you would reasonably expect the disclosure such as during emergencies or disaster prevention. We may also use your personal information, which is stored on the VicRoads Vehicle Registration Enquiry portal for the purposes of enforcing the Road Management Act 2004.
Accessing your personal information
You may access personal information held about you: