The Department of Education (the Department) is committed to preventing information breaches and implements measures to safeguard the data and information it collects, holds, manages, uses, and discloses as part of its functions and activities outlined in the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Bill 2024, School Education Act 1999, or any other written law.
This Policy is a mandatory requirement under the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (PRIS) Policy and Framework.
All employees must:
See the Department’s Code of Conduct for further information on professional use of information.
This policy is a mandatory requirement under the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (PRIS) Policy and Framework.
Information Privacy and Data Governance team may request compliance audits to assess the level of adherence to the policy and provide updates to the Director General, Managers, Information Stewards, Principals, and other relevant individuals regarding the findings of compliance monitoring activities.
All employees are responsible for implementing this policy.
The Information Privacy and Data Governance team is responsible for compliance monitoring.
This policy applies to all employees.
Means information, records or data that has been processed in a way as to be meaningful to the person who receives it. The term ‘data’ and ‘information’ can be used interchangeably and should be taken to mean both data and information in this document.
Occurs when there is unauthorised access, disclosure or loss of information and may be caused by malicious action, human error, or a failure of handling or systems.
Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework
Children and Community Services Act 2004
Corruption Crime and Misconduct Act 2003 (WA)
Criminal Code Act Compilation Act 1913 (WA)
Criminal Procedures Act 2004 (WA)
Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)
Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA)
Freedom of Information Regulations 1993 (WA)
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971
Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Bill 2024 (WA)
Public Interest Disclosure Act (2003) (WA)
Public Sector Management Act 1994 (WA)
School Education Act 1999 (WA)
School Education Regulations 2000 (WA)
School Education (Student Residential Colleges) Regulations 2017)
Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority Act 1997 (WA)
Child Protection in Department of Education Sites
Councils and Boards in Public Schools
Criminal History Screening for Department of Education Sites
Duty of Care for Public School Students
Injury Management and Workers' Compensation (staff personal information)
Managing a Breach of the Public Sector Standard Claims (staff/student personal information)
Recruitment, Selection and Appointment
Research Conducted on Department of Education Sites by External Parties
Security for Public Schools and Residential Facilities
Student Attendance in Public Schools
Student Health in Public Schools
Students Online in Public Schools
Working with Children Checks in Department of Education Sites
Delegation information relating to the disclosure of information
Information Breach Procedures
Manage student files at your school (staff only)
Manage student information is SIS Classic (staff only)
Western Australian Government Cyber Security Policy
Policy manager: Director Business and Customer Services
Policy contact officer: Principal Consultant Information and Data Governance
E: businessandcustomerservices.infoprivacygovernance@education.wa.edu.au
| Effective date | Last update date | Policy version no. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2024 | 1.0 | ||
| New policy, endorsed by the Director General at the Corporate Executive meeting held on 11 September 2024. D24/0653243 | |||
Procedure
This policy:
Information Breach Policy v1.0
Supporting procedures:
Policy and all supporting documents:
Information Breach Policy Bundle
12 November 2027