Privacy Statement
PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY
COLLECTION STATEMENT
At Colbrow Healthcare we recognise the importance of your privacy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality and security of personal information you provide to us.
We abide by the Privacy Act and the National Privacy Principles.
What information will be collected?
We collect personal information from you when you submit an application for employment or provide any other information in connection with your application.
Personal and sensitive information will also be collected when:
- We receive any reference about your character and work performance;
- We receive results of enquiries that we might make of your former employers, work colleagues, character referees, professional associations or registration body;
- We receive results of police checks (as required for all those who work with children);
- We receive results of any competency or medical tests;
- We receive performance feedback (whether positive or negative);
- We receive any compliant about you in the workplace;
- We receive any information about a workplace accident in which you are or have been involved;
- We receive any information about any insurance investigation, litigation, registration or professional disciplinary matter, criminal matter, inquest or enquiry in which you are or have been involved;
- You provide us with any additional information about you.
What will your personal information be used for?
- Your actual or possible work referral or placement;
- Your performance appraisals;
- Our assessment of your ongoing performance and prospects;
- Any test or assessment that you might be required to undergo;
- Our identification of your training needs;
- Any workplace rehabilitation;
- Our management of any compliant, investigation or enquiry in which you are involved;
- Any insurance claim or proposal that requires disclosure of your personal or sensitive information.
Disclosing your personal information to other organisations.
During the course of our business operations, it is necessary for us to disclose your personal information to other organisations. These include the Australian Tax Office, HESTA Superannuation Fund or Health Super Fund and other government agencies as is necessary.
Additionally, we must also provide some details of your professional background from time to time as is necessary to hospitals and other health care institutions or facilities in order to determine your suitability for employment within those health care institutions or facilities.
We do not provide personal information to any other entity unless you request us to do so. E.g. real estate agents, banks etc.
If we need to supply your personal information to other entities we will seek your consent to do so prior to disclosure.
NB: Your personal information is only provided to those entities to the extent necessary to enable us to provide our services to you and to the extent required by the law.
Direct marketing and your privacy.
If you consent to us doing so, we may provide you with information from time to time about new services available to you from Colbrow Healthcare.
You may advise us at any time that you do not wish to receive any direct marketing communication. You may do this by contacting our Privacy Officer on 1300 550 192 or by mail P.O. BOX 77 NUNAWADING 3131 or email recruitment@colbrow.com
What if you do not wish to provide us with information?
If you do not wish to provide us with all of the information we require, we may be unable to accept you application for employment.
Access and correction of personal information.
Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to access any information we hold about you. If you feel the information is incorrect or incomplete, you have the right to require us to amend this information. You may access the information on any week day during normal office hours. Hard copy information will only be provided as computer data may contain personal information about other Colbrow employees.
We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that all information we collect or use is accurate, complete, up-to-date, protected from misuse and accessed only by authorised personnel for permitted purposes.
Any enquiries regarding our privacy policy can be directed to the Privacy Officer.
