Public Service Commission

Type:
Public Service Commissioner Circular
Identifier:
PSCC 2018-03
Status:
Active

PSCC-2018-03 Privacy Code of Practice

Description

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has a new privacy code of practice for its workforce data collections. The code modifies the application of some information protection principles to the PSC.

The PSC protects personal information by complying with privacy legislation and its privacy code of practice.

Detailed Outline

The Public Service Commission has a new privacy code of practice called the ‘Privacy Code of Practice for the Public Service Commission’. The code was gazetted on 3 August 2018 and replaces two other codes:

  • the ‘Privacy Code of Practice for the NSW Workforce Profile’ (2012)

  • and the ‘Privacy Code of Practice and Management Arrangements for the Government Employee Number (GEN)’ (2015).

The new code covers the personal information collected, stored, and used by the PSC as part of its workforce data collections. It does not change the way the PSC manages or handles personal information in practice. Instead, it emphasises the importance of privacy in all the work the PSC does with the public sector workforce. 

 

Emma Hogan
Public Service Commissioner

Overview

Who needs to know and/or comply with this?

Departments
Executive agencies related to Departments
Advisory Entities (including Boards and Committees)
Separate agencies
State Owned Corporations
Statutory Authorities/Bodies
Subsidiaries of the NSW Government established under the Corporations Act

Compliance

Not Mandatory

AR Details

Date Issued
Sep 3, 2018
Review Date
Jul 1, 2023
Replaces
Replaced By

Contacts

Contact
https://www.psc.nsw.gov.au/about-us/contact-us
Phone
(02) 9272 6000
Publishing Entity
Public Service Commission
Issuing Entity
Public Service Commissioner