How do think the following protects clients with regaard to confidentiality?

Answer 1

There are number of Acts that will impact on records' confidentiality.

The 2 most topical will be:

1 The Privacy Act.

The Privacy Act regulates how your personal information is handled. For example, it covers:

how your personal information is collected (e.g. the personal information you provide when you fill in a form)

-how it is then used and disclosed

-its accuracy

-how securely it is kept

-your general right to access that information.

2 The Freedom of Information Act.

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives any person the right to:

-access copies of documents (except exempt documents) we hold

-ask for information we hold about you to be changed or annotated if it is incomplete, out of date, incorrect or misleading, and

-seek a review of our decision not to allow you access to a document or not to amend your personal record.

You can ask to see any document that we hold. We can refuse access to some documents, or parts of documents that are exempt. Exempt documents may include those relating to national security, documents containing material obtained in confidence and Cabinet documents, or other matters set out in the FOI Act.