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 31 March 2025 and will be updated from time to time as new PIAs are completed.
The Privacy Impact Assessment Register Information can be accessed here.
Gifts and benefits register
1 January 2025 - 31 March 2025
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.
The register is available to access here.
Freedom of Information
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. More information is available is available on our dedicated FOI information page.
Information Publication Scheme
The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) establishes an Information Publication Scheme (IPS) for Australian Government agencies subject to the FOI Act. The IPS provides a framework for pro-active publication of information by agencies and gives effect to the objects of the FOI Act. This includes recognition that information held by the Government is to be managed for public purposes and is a national resource.
Find out more by visiting our Information Publication Scheme page here.
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.
The Supplier Code of Conduct is available to access here.