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Swimming and Water Safety Guidelines

1.2.01 Swimming and Water Safety Programs

1.2.02 Infant and Preschool Aquatic Programs

1.2.03 Aquatics to People with a Disability Programs

1.2.04 Teaching of Water Entry and Diving, RLSS Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation For more information on RLSS Guidelines for Safe Pool Operation go to http://www.poolsafety.com.au/

Organisation Policies

3.1.03 Legislation

AUSTSWIM recognises that privacy is important and that individuals have a right to control their personal information. AUSTSWIM acknowledges that providing personal information is an act of trust and AUSTSWIM takes that seriously. Unless an individual gives AUSTSWIM consent to act otherwise, the following Administrative Procedure governs how AUSTSWIM handles personal information of individuals.

AUSTSWIM is committed to protecting personal information. AUSTSWIM is also committed to complying with the private sector National Privacy Principles set out in Privacy Act (Cth) 1988.

AUSTSWIM will not collect personal information unless the information is necessary for one or more of its functions or activities. AUSTSWIM will also only collect personal information by lawful and fair means and not in an unreasonably intrusive way.

At the time of collecting personal information, AUSTSWIM will advise the individual of:

(a) its name and contact details;
(b) the fact that he or she is able to gain access to the information;
(c) the purposes for which the information is collected;
(d) other organisations to which AUSTSWIM usually discloses information of that kind;
(e) the main consequences (if any) for the individual if all or part of the information is not provided.

AUSTSWIM will not use or disclose personal information about an individual for a purpose (the secondary purpose) other than the primary purpose of collection unless:

(a) both of the following apply:

(i) the secondary purpose is related to the primary purpose of collection and, if the personal information is sensitive information, directly related to the primary purpose of collection;
(ii) the individual would reasonably expect AUSTSWIM to use or disclose the information for the secondary purpose; or

(b) the individual has consented to the use or disclosure; or
(c) the information is not sensitive information and the use of the information is for the secondary purpose of direct marketing:

(i) if it is impracticable for AUSTSWIM to seek the individual's consent before that particular use; and
(ii) AUSTSWIM will not charge the individual for giving effect to a request by the individual to AUSTSWIM not to receive direct marketing communications; and
(iii) if the individual has not made a request to AUSTSWIM not to receive direct marketing communications; and
(iv) in each direct marketing communication with the individual, AUSTSWIM draws to the individual's attention, or prominently displays a notice, that he or she may express a wish not to receive any further direct marketing communications; and
(v) each written direct marketing communication by AUSTSWIM with the individual sets out AUSTSWIM's business address and telephone number; or

(d) AUSTSWIM reasonably believes that the use or disclosure is necessary to lessen or prevent:

(i) a serious and imminent threat to an individual's life, health or safety; or
(ii) a serious threat to public health or public safety; or

(e) AUSTSWIM has reason to suspect that unlawful activity has been, is being or may be engaged in, and uses or discloses the personal information as a necessary part of its investigation of the matter or in reporting its concerns to relevant persons or authorities; or
(f) the use or disclosure is required or authorised by or under law; or
(g) AUSTSWIM reasonably believes that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary for one or more of the following by or on behalf of an enforcement body:

(i) the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of criminal offences, breaches of a law imposing a penalty or sanction or breaches of a prescribed law;
(ii) the enforcement of laws relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of crime;
(iii) the protection of the public revenue;
(iv) the prevention, detection, investigation or remedying of seriously improper conduct or prescribed conduct;
(v) the preparation for, or conduct of, proceedings before any court or tribunal, or implementation of the orders of a court or tribunal.

AUSTSWIM will take reasonable steps to make sure that the personal information it collects, uses or discloses is accurate, complete and up-to-date.

AUSTSWIM will take reasonable steps to protect the personal information it holds from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

AUSTSWIM will also take reasonable steps to destroy or permanently de-identify personal information that it no longer requires.

5. Access and correction

AUSTSWIM will provide individuals access to their personal information on request by the individual, except to the extent that:

(a) providing access would pose a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of any individual; or
(b) providing access would have an unreasonable impact upon the privacy of other individuals; or
(c) the request for access is frivolous or vexatious; or
(d) the information relates to existing or anticipated legal proceedings between AUSTSWIM and the individual, and the information would not be accessible by the process of discovery in those proceedings; or
(e) providing access would reveal the intentions of AUSTSWIM in relation to negotiations with the individual in such a way as to prejudice those negotiations; or
(f) providing access would be unlawful; or
(g) providing access would be likely to prejudice an investigation of possible unlawful activity; or
(h) providing access would be likely to prejudice:

(i) the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of criminal offences, breaches of a law imposing a penalty or sanction or breaches of a prescribed law; or
(ii) the enforcement of laws relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; or
(iii) the protection of the public revenue; or
(iv) the prevention, detection, investigation or remedying of seriously improper conduct or prescribed conduct; or
(v) the preparation for, or conduct of, proceedings before any court or tribunal, or implementation of its orders;

by or on behalf of an enforcement body.

AUSTSWIM may impose reasonable charges for providing access to personal information.

AUSTSWIM will only transfer personal information about an individual to someone who is in a foreign country if:

(a) AUSTSWIM reasonably believes that the recipient of the information is subject to a law, binding scheme or contract which effectively upholds principles for fair handling of the information that are substantially similar to the National Privacy Principles; or
(b) the individual consents to the transfer; or
(c) the transfer is necessary for the performance of a contract between the individual and AUSTSWIM, or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures taken in response to the individual's request; or
(d) the transfer is necessary for the conclusion or performance of a contract concluded in the interest of the individual between AUSTSWIM and a third party; or
(e) all of the following apply:

(i) the transfer is for the benefit of the individual;
(ii) it is impracticable to obtain the consent of the individual to that transfer;
(iii) if it were practicable to obtain such consent, the individual would be likely to give it; or

(f) AUSTSWIM has taken reasonable steps to ensure that the information which it has transferred will not be held, used or disclosed by the recipient of the information inconsistently with the National Privacy Principles.

For further information on AUSTSWIM’s management of personal information, please contact the AUSTSWIM National Office.