Legal requirements and policies
Legal requirements
Business activities in the university environment are subject to several Victorian and Commonwealth laws, for example:
- Commonwealth Copyright Act 1968
- Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act 1992
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's "Disability Standards for Education 2005" (Cth)
- Victorian Public Records Act 1973
- Information Privacy Act 2000 - Victoria
- Health Records Act 2001 (Vic) (929KB PDF)
- Commonwealth Higher Education Funding Act 1998
Additional laws that specifically relate to web and Internet activities include:
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) Advisory Notes on World Wide Web Access, version 3.3.1, dated March 31st 2009.
- Commonwealth Broadcasting Services Act 1992, especially Schedule 5
Depending on the technology used, the university's web activities may be subject to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Act 1997 (Australasian Legal Information Institute overview)
University policies
A number of University policies relate to web, computing and network activities:
- Regulation 8.1.R7 University Computing and Network Facilities
- Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, section 23.4 Use of Computer and Networking Facilities.
- Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, section 21 Equal Opportunity
- Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual, section 10.15 Staff Use of the University's Internet, E-mail and Electronic Communications Policy.
More Information
You can obtain more information on Privacy by contacting the University's Privacy Officer, the University Secretary Ms Janet White.