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The Privacy Act 1993
The Privacy Act is a law that is designed to protect your right to privacy. It applies to schools. Schools hold information about you on file. This includes your academic record, comments made about your conduct by teachers and any disciplinary issues.
The Privacy Act means that a school is not allowed to tell anyone else information they have about you without your permission. If you are under 16, they need your caregiver to agree as well.
The Principal can report to your parents about you if they are concerned that you are having problems with you progress, or other students, at school. However, the Principal does not have to release this information about you to a non-custodial parent if you (and your custodial parent if you are under 16) don’t want them to, unless there is a special reason to do so. This special reason must be in the “public interest” (for example, it is needed for a court case).
You are entitled to a copy of the information a school holds about you. However, if you are under 16, your school can refuse to give you a copy if it believes it would not be in your best interests. Students under 16 can ask their parents to request the information on their behalf.
The Privacy Act means that a school is not allowed to tell anyone else information they have about you without your permission. If you are under 16, they need your caregiver to agree as well.
The Principal can report to your parents about you if they are concerned that you are having problems with you progress, or other students, at school. However, the Principal does not have to release this information about you to a non-custodial parent if you (and your custodial parent if you are under 16) don’t want them to, unless there is a special reason to do so. This special reason must be in the “public interest” (for example, it is needed for a court case).
You are entitled to a copy of the information a school holds about you. However, if you are under 16, your school can refuse to give you a copy if it believes it would not be in your best interests. Students under 16 can ask their parents to request the information on their behalf.
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