Privacy Policy

Ensuring that privacy and confidentiality are protected is central to National Disability Services’ (NDS) operations.

The National Privacy Principles set minimum standards covering the legitimate use of personal information. NDS is committed to complying with those Principles.

In brief, NDS only collects personal information:

which is necessary for the lawful provision of services to members in accordance with NDS’s Ends Policies;
which is given voluntarily; and
which will be stored securely on NDS’s internal databases.

When in possession or control of a record containing personal information, NDS will ensure that:

the record is protected against loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure, by such steps as it is reasonable in the circumstances to take;
if it is necessary for that record to be given to a person in connection with the provision of a service to NDS, everything reasonable will be done to prevent unauthorised use or disclosure of that record.

NDS will not disclose such personal information to a third party:

without the individual’s consent; or
unless that disclosure is required or authorised by or under law.

Under no circumstances will NDS sell or receive payment for licensing or disclosing personal information about employees or members.

All employees and members of NDS have the right of access to all records containing personal information about them.

With specific reference to the Leading OHS in the Disability Sector training package, NDS is required to collect information in order to evaluate the training package. Information will be collated to provide statistics on usage, effectiveness and satisfaction. This information will be passed to WorkCover NSW under the terms of the Assist Grant. No identifying information will be provided to WorkCover NSW.

All inquiries or complaints about privacy should be directed to the Chief Executive.

This statement has been prepared in accordance with the Australian Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000.