Privacy Statement...........

Disability Opportunities Victoria Society is committed to respecting the privacy of your personal information.

Disability Opportunities Victoria is bound by a set of National Privacy Principles that are the benchmark for how personal information should be handled. These principles have been adopted by Disability Opportunities Victoria as part of our standard business procedures.

What this means is that all personal information that enters Disability Opportunities Victoria is dealt with in a uniform manner and the highest regard is taken for maintaining its security at all times.

Disability Opportunities Victoria holds contact information about its clients, including date of birth, next of kin information and medical records. It also holds limited financial information.

The main purpose for which Disability Opportunities Victoria holds this information is to process applications for all Disability Opportunities Victoria services, to assess the level of medical care appropriate to clients' needs and to make decisions about the level of funding that a client will be entitled to receive.

Disability Opportunities Victoria may, from time to time, disclose some of this personal information to the Commonwealth and State Governments or their agencies. This will be in accordance with the provisions of all relevant legislation and regulations that apply to Disability Opportunities Victoria and all its services, and for the purposes of informing decisions about funding and meeting medical and other care needs. The Commonwealth and State Governments are also subject to laws dealing with privacy and have their own policies that are designed to safeguard your personal information.

If you are concerned that Disability Opportunities Victoria may have handled your personal information inappropriately, please contact our Privacy Officer on (03) 5986 8118. All privacy complaints are taken seriously and we will endeavour to deal with them promptly. In some cases, we may require that you put your complaint in writing.