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Privacy

Sarina Russo Job Access (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 21 090 052 350 trading as Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services (SRAS) is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information.  This policy sets out the way we handle your personal information including the use and disclosure of your personal information, as well as your right to access your personal information.
 
Your Personal Information

In order to provide you employment and related services, we may need to collect personal information such as name, address, work history, qualifications, career details or other information generally contained in a resume.
 
Collection

Where practicable SRAS will endeavour to collect personal information directly from you.  In order to provide you with employment and associated services we will need to collect personal information from you such as:

  • Your name
  • Your address
  • Your qualifications
  • Your previous employment history
  • Job Seeker Identification number

 As a contracted service provider to the Commonwealth Government of Australia to provide employment and associated services, we may also collect personal information from Commonwealth Government Departments and Agencies such as:

  • The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations;
  • Centrelink;
  • Workcover Queensland; or
  • Your insurer

To provide you with employment and associated services we also collect personal information from other third parties such as:

  • Any referees nominated by you

At, or as soon as practicable after, SRAS collects your personal information we will take reasonable steps to ensure that you are made aware of:

  • SRAS‘s identity and how you can contact us;
  • Your rights with regard to accessing your personal information;
  • The purpose for which your personal information was collected;
  • To whom we usually disclose your personal information to;
  • Any law that requires us to collect particular personal information; and
  • The main consequences, if any, for you if you do not provide all or part of the information we require.

 SRAS will only collect personal information by fair and lawful means and not in an unreasonably intrusive manner.

Use and Disclosure
 
We will use our best efforts to ensure that the information you provide to us remains private and is used only for the purposes you agree to. 
 
SRAS will not reveal, disclose, sell, distribute, rent, license, share or pass your personal information on to a third party, other than those that we have a binding agreement with ensuring that the third party affords your personal information similar levels of protection as we do.
 
In order to provide you with employment and associated services, we may need to disclose your personal information to third parties such as:

  • Potential employers;
  • Department of Workplace Relations;
  • Centrelink;
  • Workcover Queensland; and/or
  • Your insurer

Further, we may use and disclose your personal information to provide you with employment and associated services specified to you at the point of collection or for another purpose if:

  • You would reasonably expect us to disclose it for that purpose;
  • That purpose is related to the purpose specified to you at the time of collection.
  • SRAS reasonably believes that the use is necessary to lessen or prevent a serious and imminent threat to an individual’s life or health;
  • SRAS has reason to suspect that unlawful activity has been, or is being engaged in, and uses the information as part of its investigation, or in reporting its concerns to the relevant authority;
  • The use and disclosure is specifically authorised by law; or
  • The use and disclosure is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law, a law imposing a pecuniary penalty, or for the protection of the public revenue.

SRAS does not use or disclose your personal information for the purposes of direct marketing unrelated products or services.
 
Data Quality

SRAS will take reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is accurate, complete and up-to-date.  You are encouraged to help us keep your personal information accurate, complete and up-to-date by contacting your consultant or this organisation and informing us of any changes to your details.  You can contact us on 13 15 59. 

Data Security

At SRAS we are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information.  We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.  We ensure this by having such security measures as:

  • Individual password access to systems and databases
  • Secure file cabinets

 We will also take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information if it is no longer required for any purpose.
 
Access and Correction

You will be provided with the opportunity to access the personal information we hold on you and, where appropriate, you may be able to correct that information if you determine that it is incorrect.  SRAS will allow any person on whom records are maintained to have access to those records unless legislation (e.g., the Freedom of Information Act) requires or authorises the refusal of access.  To obtain access to your personal information please make a request at your closest office.  Before giving access to information, SRAS will require that you provide proof of identification and this along with details of your request will be recorded on your file.

Identifiers

SRAS will not adopt as its own identifier an identifier that has been assigned by a government agency.  Where practicable SRAS will not use or disclose an identifier assigned to an individual by a government agency.
 
Anonymity

Whenever it is lawful or practicable, you will have the option of not identifying yourself when dealing with SRAS.  Due to the nature of the services being provided to you this will be in very limited cases.
 
Sensitive Information

SRAS will not collect personal information revealing your racial or ethnical origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade-union membership, or details of health, disability or sexual activity or orientation unless:

  • Your consent has been obtained; or
  • The collection is required or specifically authorised by law; or
  • The collection is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of any individual, where the subject of the information is physically or legally incapable of giving consent; or
  • The collection is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of a legal claim.

 Resolving Privacy Concerns

You are able to raise any concerns you may have regarding our personal information handling practices by either discussing your concerns with the Manager of the site or by calling the Privacy Officer (Amanda White) at Sarina Russo Job Access on Ph. 3001 8010.
 
The Internet and Your Privacy

SRAS uses the World Wide Web in order to assist you in providing employment and associated services.  The following statement outlines how in the context of our web site your information is protected and recorded.  By using the site you consent to the uses and disclosures outlined previously in this privacy policy.

Security

SRAS takes all reasonable steps to protect your security when using the site but you should be aware that no transmission of information to and from a website is ever totally secure. 
 
Whilst we will strive to ensure the personal information transmitted to or from our website is secure and protected from unauthorised access, we cannot fully guarantee the security of your information.  Transmission is at your own risk.
 
It is important to remember that if you are using a computer in a public place, such as a library or community centre, you must remember to log-off, otherwise others may be able to access your personal information.
Sarina Russo Job Access (Australia) Pty Ltd trading as Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services is an Australian Apprenticeships Centre contracted by the Australian Government as represented by the Department of Education, Science and Training to provide Australian Apprenticeships Support Services to employers and Australian Apprentices. Sarina Russo Apprenticeship Services is one of a number of Australian Apprenticeships Centres in Victoria. This website does not represent the Australian Government. If you wish to access information about Australian Apprenticeships from the Australian Government, you should access the website: www.AustralianApprenticeships.gov.au.

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