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January 21, 2015
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NSW to Add Offshore Data Rules into Privacy Legislation

The office of NSW Attorney-General Brad Hazzard has confirmed the government's intentions to update the state's privacy legislation to make it clear where agencies and healthcare providers stand when it comes to storing data offshore, particularly as part of cloud computing arrangements. The NSW Privacy Commissioner finalised her draft code of practice for offshore data hosting this year, after a number of aborted attempts by her predecessors. Hazzard has also taken the guidance a step further and addresses the issue of transborder movement of personal data in a new version of the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

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January 21, 2015
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Security Screening Delays Lengthen in SA with 140,000 Checks Expected by Mid 2015

"Demand for child protection and disability screening checks has doubled with thousands having to wait more than two months for a result, a South Australian parliamentary committee has heard. Department of Communities and Social Inclusion CEO Joslene Mazel told the committee 140,000 screening checks were expected to be made by the end of this financial year. ""We are trying to get a balance between doing these checks as quickly as we possibly can and making sure that we do a very thorough assessment,"" she said. A new online application system that included updates on the progress of background checks is expected to be in place by the middle of 2015."

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January 21, 2015
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Families SA Hiring Contract Carers to Cope with Increased Workloads after Suspending 25 Staff Over Child Protection Concerns

Families SA is hiring contract carers and requiring its own staff to work overtime to cope with the increased workloads caused by the suspension of 25 staff. But the public sector union is concerned that contract carers are not subject to the same level of background screening as the government employees who have been stood down. The Government revealed 25 Families SA residential carer workers had been stopped from working alone with children following an audit of their employment records. Concerns were raised about another 77 staff who remain in their roles. All 102 staff are undergoing further assessment.

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