What privacy rules apply when engaging an APS employee?
Personal information obtained as part of the engagement process and subsequent employment in the APS (such as employment history, medical reports, reports on conduct and work performance, and feedback notes) is subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act. The Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) regulate the way government agencies collect, store, use and disclose information about people. They enable people to access information that agencies keep about them, and allow them to request changes to this information if it is incorrect or out of date. Agencies should advise prospective employees of their rights and obligations under the privacy framework, particularly in relation to the range of matters outlined in IPP 2 regarding the possible use and disclosure of their personal information. In addition to the IPPs, PS Regulation 9.2 permits an agency head to disclose personal information about an employee to another agency head where this is necessary for the performance of the funct
