6.2 CONFIDENTIALITY

DATED: June 2005

SOURCED: Privacy Act, 1998, Commonwealth Government

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POLICY

Bayside Family Day Care will ensure that information regarding carers and families will be managed in a manner that respects their right to confidentiality.

PROCEDURE

In order to provide high quality care and meet the needs of families, information will be shared between carers and staff. This information must be managed confidentially. Therefore, staff and carers will:

• Maintain confidentiality when discussing matters between carers, staff, other families, and agencies
• Limit the amount of personal information and the type of personal information collected
• Ensure that family day care records are held securely and inaccessible to children, parents, family members and members of the public
• Control disclosure of personal information
• The personal information collected about families is not misused