Australian Privacy Principle 1
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Date:
Class:
A
Quick Questions
Shade in the A or B circle for each question.
1. Does Principle 1 require organisations to be open and transparent about managing personal information?
2. Must organisations have a clear privacy policy?
3. Should the privacy policy be available to anyone who asks for it?
4. Should the privacy policy be kept up to date?
5. Must organisations take reasonable steps to comply with the principle?
B
Match the Pairs
Draw a line connecting each item on the left to its match on the right.
| Left column | Right column | |
|---|---|---|
| 1Have a clear privacy policy | AActively working to meet the principle's requirements | |
| 2Make the policy available | BAnyone who asks can access it | |
| 3Principle 1 requires being open and transparent | CExplains how personal information is managed | |
| 4Take reasonable steps to comply | DThis breaks the principle - it should be open and available | |
| 5Keeping the privacy policy secret | ENot hiding how information is managed | |
| 6Never updating the privacy policy | FThis breaks the principle - it should be kept up to date |
C
Definitions
Australian Privacy Principle 1
D
Fill in the Blanks
Complete each line of code by filling in the missing parts.
1.
Principle 1 is about being open and
___________.
2.
Organisations must have a clear privacy
______.
3.
The policy must be _________
to anyone who asks.
4.
The policy should be kept up to date
_________.
5.
Organisations must take __________
steps to comply.
E
Spot the Error
Shade in the letter of the line that contains an error.
Question 1
A
Keep the policy secret
B
Have a clear privacy policy
C
Make policy available
Question 2
A
Have a clear privacy policy
B
Refuse to share the policy
C
Keep policy up to date
Question 3
A
Make policy available
B
Keep policy up to date
C
Never update the policy
Question 4
A
Have a clear policy
B
Make it available
C
Keep it up to date
D
Take no steps to comply
Question 5
A
Be open and transparent
B
Have a clear policy
C
Make it available
D
Keep it up to date
E
Hide how data is managed
Answer Key
Australian Privacy Principle 1
Section A: Quick Questions
Q1
A — Yes
Q2
B — Yes
Q3
A — Yes
Q4
A — Yes
Q5
B — Yes
Section B: Match the Pairs
Q1
Have a clear privacy policy → Explains how personal information is managed
Q2
Make the policy available → Anyone who asks can access it
Q3
Principle 1 requires being open and transparent → Not hiding how information is managed
Q4
Take reasonable steps to comply → Actively working to meet the principle's requirements
Q5
Keeping the privacy policy secret → This breaks the principle - it should be open and available
Q6
Never updating the privacy policy → This breaks the principle - it should be kept up to date
Section C: Definitions
Q1
Australian Privacy Principle 1 — Requires organisations to be open and transparent about managing personal information, with a clear, available, up-to-date policy.Section D: Fill in the Blanks
Q1
Principle 1 is about being open and
transparent.Q2
Organisations must have a clear privacy
policy.Q3
The policy must be available
to anyone who asks.Q4
The policy should be kept up to date
regularly.Q5
Organisations must take reasonable
steps to comply.Section E: Spot the Error
Q1
A — Line 1 says to keep the policy secret, but Principle 1 requires being open and transparent, not secret.
Q2
B — Line 2 says to refuse to share the policy, but the policy must be made available to anyone who asks.
Q3
C — Line 3 says to never update the policy, but it should be kept up to date regularly.
Q4
D — Line 4 says to take no steps to comply, but organisations must take reasonable steps to comply with the principle.
Q5
E — Line 5 says to hide how data is managed, but Principle 1 requires being open about how information is managed.