Privacy Policy
Housing Australia is committed to protecting the personal information it holds. Housing Australia is an ‘agency’ as defined under the Privacy Act 1988 (the Privacy Act). This means we are subject to the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) in the Privacy Act, which set out standards, rights and obligations for agencies in relation to handling, holding, accessing and correcting personal information.
Privacy Impact Assessment
The Privacy (Australian Government Agencies — Governance) APP Code 2017 (Privacy Code) requires Housing Australia to undertake Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) in certain instances and to maintain a register of those PIAs from 1 July 2018.
The Privacy Code also requires Housing Australia to publish the register, or a version of the register, on our website.
The PIA Register below sets out the PIAs that Housing Australia has completed since 1 July 2018. The PIA Register was last updated 30 September 2024 and will be updated from time to time as new PIAs are completed.
Gifts and benefits register
1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024
Housing Australia publicly discloses all gifts or benefits accepted by staff members (including our CEO) valued at over A$100.00 (excl. GST). We report this information on a quarterly basis.
| Date received | Date recorded | Gift item, benefit or service | Received by | Presented by | Occasion | Estimated value AUD$ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/08/2024 | 10/09/2024 | G&T CLE Session: Project Finance | Housing Australia's Legal, Origination and Credit Teams | Gilbert & Tobin | Continuing Legal Education | $4,000 |
| 14/08/2024 | 16/08/2024 | Frank Green Ceramic Reusable Cups | Business Analyst, Operations Manager and Office Coordinator | Investa | N/A | $134.85 |
| 09/08/2024 | 24/07/2024 | AICD Directors' Lunch | Chief Legal Officer | Greenfields Recruitment and Search | AICD Directors' Lunch: Future Forward Focus - Skills and Diversity in the Boardroom | $182 |
| 30/07/2024 | 02/08/2024 | Lunch | Chief Credit Officer | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australian Chamber of Commerce | $100 |
| 15/07/2024 | 23/07/2024 | Food Hamper | Director, Commercial - Major Programs | Ernst & Young | Birth of Son | $150 |
| 05/07/2024 | 06/05/2024 | Sydney Dance Company | General Counsel, Commercial | King & Wood Mallesons | Sydney Dance Company | $267 |
Freedom of Information Policy
The broad objective of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) is to give the public the right to access documents held by the Australian Government. As a prescribed authority under the FOI Act, Housing Australia is required to comply with this Act.
The FOI Act gives members of the public the right to:
- Access copies of documents (except exempt documents) held by Housing Australia
- Ask Housing Australia to change or annotate information if it is incomplete, out of date, incorrect or misleading (where the information relates to the person making the request)
- Seek a review of a decision not to allow access to a document or not to amend their personal information.
Freedom of Information Disclosure Log
This information described in our disclosure log sets out Housing Australia’s current compliance position under section 11C of the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
This disclosure log is not exhaustive. For example, it does not include the following:
- documents of a personal or commercially valuable nature released under FOI where publishing that information would be unreasonable
- documents where access has been refused or which are exempt from release under FOI
- documents released outside the FOI framework.
Documents published in response to Freedom of Information requests may include internal working papers. The views expressed in these documents should not be considered as representing Housing Australia’s views or advice to government.
Information Publication Scheme
The Information Publication Scheme shows what information Housing Australia will publish and how the information will be published. It also outlines how Housing Australia will otherwise comply with the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) requirements under section 8(1) of the FOI Act.
Public Interest Disclosure Procedures (subject to review)
These procedures inform public officials within Housing Australia of Housing Australia’s approach to dealing with public interest disclosures relating to Housing Australia under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (PID Act). The PID Act promotes integrity within the Commonwealth public sector by encouraging and facilitating the making of public interest disclosures by public officials, ensuring that if they make public interest disclosures are supported and protected from adverse consequences relating to the disclosures and ensuring that the disclosures are properly investigated and dealt with.
Supplier Code of Conduct
Our Supplier Code of Conduct outlines the minimum standards we expect our suppliers to meet and aim to exceed. Our expectation is that our suppliers and their employees, related entities and supply chains operate in a legal, ethical and socially responsible way.