We collect, use, store and disclose personal information to help us perform our functions and manage our staff. We publish a privacy policy which sets out how we comply with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) and provides information on how individuals may access and correct personal information held about them.
Our privacy policy
The complete Privacy Policy as at November 2022 is available in HTML format, and for download in PDF and Word:
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Complete privacy policy (PDF 337 KB)
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Summary of privacy policy
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, November 2022
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About this policy
The purpose of this privacy policy is to:
- clearly communicate the personal information handling practices of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (department)
- enhance the transparency of the department’s operations, and
- give individuals a better and more complete understanding of the sort of personal information the department holds, and the way we handle that information.
If you would like to request the privacy policy be made available in an alternate format or language, such as for the vision impaired, or for those from non-English speaking backgrounds, please also contact the department. Reasonable steps will be taken to provide alternate access.
This privacy policy is reviewed and updated annually.
Privacy Impact Assessment Register
This register includes our Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) in accordance with the Privacy (Australian Government Agencies — Governance) APP Code 2017.
Last updated: 24 November 2022
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 9 November 2022 | Fit and Proper Person Assessments Process Enhancement through the Departmental Related Entity Active Management System (DREAMS) |
| 9 November 2022 | Serraview Space Management and Engage - update |
| 4 November 2022 | Authorised Firearms Officer Declarations |
| 17 October 2022 | Management of compliance obligations and workflows through Lighthouse |
| 30 September 2022 | Proposed Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Bill and Addendum |
| 17 August 2022 | Conveyance Arrivals Modernisation Program |
| 30 June 2022 | Export Service Support Desk |
| 29 June 2022 | Electronic Digital Asset Management System |
| 21 June 2022 | Serraview Space Management and Engage |
| 27 May 2022 | Biosecurity Training Centre |
| 28 April 2022 | Migration of Aurion On-Site Services to Aurion SaaS Cloud |
| 10 February 2022 | Use of digital footprint software for integrity purposes |
| 28 January 2022 | Drought Resilience Self-Assessment Tool |
| 24 December 2021 | Helmet-mounted video recording of inspections of bulk vessels |
| 27 October 2021 | Taking Farmers to Market – Export Establishment Register & Export Profile |
| 27 October 2021 | TechOne on-site services migration to TechOne SaaS Cloud |
| 20 August 2021 | Compliance Intelligence Investigation Management System (CIIMS) - COMTrac |
| 13 August 2021 | Traveller, Aircraft and Mail System (TAMS) |
| 2 June 2021 | Proposed information-sharing amendments |
| 13 May 2021 | Workload Management System - update |
| 9 February 2021 | Work Health and Safety Information System (WHS IS) |
| 15 December 2020 | Waste Exports Ban Project |
| 7 October 2020 | Human Health Digitisation Project |
| 20 April 2020 | ABARES Server Remediation Project |
| 3 April 2020 | Biosecurity risk management project |
| 18 February 2020 | Workload Management System |
| 29 July 2019 | Compliance, Risk and Integrated Governance System |
| 20 May 2019 | Bulk mail and survey functions |
| 6 May 2019 | NEXDOC/Enhanced Exports Traceability |
| 1 Apr 2019 | FMIS/Technology One |
| 27 Feb 2019 | External Workforce Project |
| 25 Sep 2018 | Levy Payer Register |
| 11 Jul 2018 | Internal Staff Policy |
Contact us
Contact our Privacy Officer if you have questions about privacy.
Email: privacy@aff.gov.au
Mail:
Privacy Officer
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
GPO Box 858
Canberra
ACT 2601