What is this document about?
This document sets out the some important information concerning the disclosure of personal information about you by your employer to The Redundancy Payment Central Fund Ltd ("RPCF") and concerning the collection of further personal information by RPCF.
Is RPCF bound by the Privacy Act 1988?
RPCF will be bound by the Privacy Act from 21 December 2001 and will act in accordance with the National Privacy Principles contained in that Act.
Purpose of collection by RPCF of your personal information
Your employer will give information to RPCF to enable it to maintain a fund to protect your entitlements to redundancy payments ("Fund").
Where you seek any additional services from RPCF, such as counselling or referral services, you may be asked to provide further information for the purpose of fulfilling your request.
Will RPCF disclose your personal information to anyone?
In order to administer the Fund and to ensure that the purposes of the Fund can be fulfilled, RPCF may disclose your personal information in accordance with its Confidentiality Policy, a copy of which is available from RPCF upon request. If that policy changes you will be notified but, as at the date of the printing of this document, it provides that RPCF can disclose some of your personal information to limited classes of persons. Specifically, on request RPCF will disclose your current registration and contribution status to:
- principal contractors on building sites
- union representatives (including job stewards)
- employer association representatives
- Insurers (and their claims handling agents) when a claim has been made on a relevant policy
- employer members of RPCF.
RPCF may also disclose any of your personal information to another person if directed by you in writing to do so.
It is also possible that, if RPCF sells its business, it may need to disclose your personal information to potential purchasers. If this is done, RPCF will ensure that any such potential purchasers undertake strict obligations of confidentiality and that any purchaser undertakes to abide by RPCF's Confidentiality Policy.
What other uses may RPCF make of your personal information?
RPCF may also use your personal information for the purpose of providing you with the other services that it provides to employees registered with the Fund. The information will only be used to provide those services when you request, then, although RPCF may use your contact information to provide you with details about the availability of such services from time to time. You may at any time request that RPCF does not provide, or that RPCF ceases to provide, you with any such information. The additional services RPCF provides may include the provision of counselling to you, the provision of employment related advice and referrals to counsellors. When you provide additional information in respect of such services, RPCF will not use or disclose that information for any other purpose than fulfilling your request, without your written consent.
Can you gain access to your personal information?
Under the Privacy Act 1988, from 21 December 2001, you are entitled to have access to personal information about you held by RPCF, subject to certain exceptions. Prior to that time, RPCF has already committed to make your personal information available when reasonably requested. In order to protect your personal information you will be required to prove your identity, by producing a photo ID, such as a driver's licence, or other acceptable form of identification, prior to being given access.
How do you contact RPCF about your personal information?
If you have any questions concerning how we handle your personal information, or wish to gain access to your personal information held by RPCF, please contact:
THE PRIVACY OFFICER
INCOLINK
80 DRUMMOND STREET
CARLTON 3053
TELEPHONE: (03) 9639 3000