Privacy Collection Notice

Privacy Collection Notice

You are providing this personal information so that Hunter New England Local Health District can process your application. This information will only be used for assessing your eligibility to the Allied Health Work Experience program, and for directly related actions arising from that application. It will be stored and protected appropriate to the sensitivity of this information and will not be used for any other purpose.

Hunter New England Local Health District will not share or disclose your personal information to anybody else unless required or authorised by law, such as by court order. Personal Information relating to successful candidates will be retained for 7 years or until an individual reaches age 25 (whichever longer) in accordance with GA 28 15.4.4.

(According to GA 28 15.4.4 only records summarising the employment or service history of personnel. Data includes name, date of birth, dates of employment/service, positions held and salary, locations worked)

Information relating to unsuccessful candidates will be retained for 2 years per GA28 15.10.1.

More information

This privacy notice applies only to the information you are providing in this form. If you would like to know more about how Hunter New England Local Health District meets its regulatory obligations in collecting, using, sharing and storing personal and health information, see the General Privacy Statement.

You have the right to access your personal and health information held by Hunter New England Local Health District, without excessive delay or expense. You also have the right to have your personal and health information corrected if it is inaccurate or outdated.

If you would like to access or correct your personal information, please contact below:

Hunter New England Privacy Contact Officer

Strategic Relations and Communication

HNE Health

Locked Bag 1

NEW LAMBTON NSW 2305

Ph: 02 4985 5810

You may also contact Hunter New England Local Health District if you have any questions about this privacy notice.

Personal information	Personal information is any information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained.
Health information	Health information is a specific type of ‘personal information’ which may include information about your physical or mental health or disability. It includes information you provide to a health organisation, information about any health services you receive or have received in the past, and certain organ donation and genetic information.
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998	NSW Government Agencies must comply with the Information Protection Principles (IPPs), which are outlined in the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act). These regulate the collection, storage, use and disclosure of personal information held by Government Agencies.
Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002	NSW Government Agencies, public and private health organisations and providers and large businesses that hold health information must comply with the Health Privacy Principles (HPPs), which are outlined in the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act). These regulate the collection, storage, use and disclosure of health information.