CIPP/AU: Australian Privacy training
Australian Privacy training examines Australian federal data privacy and personal information protection legislation. Aligned with the CIPP/AU certification, the training is the foundation for exam preparation and a standalone resource for deeper understanding of Australian privacy laws, principles and compliance operations.
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Why train?
Australian privacy balances federal, state and territorial laws and regulations. This course provides knowledge and insight for professionals tasked with developing compliance systems.
Who should train?
Any professional who needs in-depth knowledge of the Australian privacy ecosystem for compliance and other privacy management responsibilities. It is also an essential resource for those pursuing CIPP/AU certification.
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Course curriculum
CIPP/AU training covers Australian privacy law through eight modules, moving from legal foundations and obligations across jurisdictions to the Australian Privacy Principles, operational controls, enforcement, sector-specific obligations, workplace privacy and emerging technologies. See the course outline for more details on each learning module.
- Review Australia's federal, state, territory and sector-specific privacy framework.
- Explore the Privacy Act, Australian Privacy Principles, key exemptions and privacy law reform.
- Understand the role of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in administration and enforcement.
- Compare privacy obligations across federal, state and territory regimes.
- Connect transparency, collection, consent, use, disclosure and cross-border transfer requirements to practical controls.
- Assess data quality, security, access, correction, retention, destruction and deidentification obligations.
- Build processes that support individual rights requests and Notifiable Data Breaches obligations.
- Review regulatory powers, penalties, determinations, compliance notices and privacy litigation risks.
- Understand how privacy obligations intersect with consumer protection, online safety, communications and surveillance regimes.
- Map the applicable regulators, legal triggers and timelines for common data-handling activities.
- Address health, financial, children's and workplace privacy obligations, including where sector-specific rules create additional or more protective requirements.
- Assess privacy risks tied to biometrics, identification scanning, drones, public-facing cameras and automated decision-making.
- Prepare for expectations related to digital identity, open data, deidentification and cybersecurity controls.
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Learn at your own pace with training modules that present content from highly experienced instructors through video, audio, text and interactive quizzes. Coming soon to the IAPP store.
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