Compliance with Privacy Act 1988 and Notifiable Data Breaches scheme

Our Privacy Act & Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) Compliance Service supports organisations in meeting their obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). The service is designed to help Boards and executive management gain assurance that personal information is handled lawfully, securely, and in a manner that withstands regulatory and stakeholder scrutiny.

We assess privacy governance arrangements, personal information handling practices, and supporting security controls to identify compliance gaps, material privacy risks, and areas requiring uplift. Our approach is practical, risk-based, and audit-led, focusing on defensible compliance rather than policy documentation alone.

A core focus of the service is APP 11 - Security of Personal Information, including the effectiveness of technical and organisational measures used to protect personal data from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. We also assess breach preparedness and incident response capability to ensure organisations can identify, assess, and respond to eligible data breaches in accordance with the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme.

We help organisations establish clear and effective privacy policies, procedures, decision frameworks, and reporting mechanisms, enabling timely escalation, accurate breach assessment, and appropriate notification to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and affected individuals when required. This supports executive accountability and informed decision-making during high-pressure incidents. The engagement includes a current-state assessment, followed by a prioritised implementation roadmap aligned to risk exposure and regulatory expectations.

Where required, we provide advisory support for control uplift, staff awareness training, and process improvement. Quarterly maturity reviews can be conducted to maintain visibility of privacy risk and ongoing compliance. All activities are aligned with ISO/IEC 27001, supporting integration into an existing or developing Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Key Deliverable-Reduced privacy risk and defensible Privacy Act and NDB compliance, supported by clear evidence, practical remediation actions, and Board-ready assurance reporting.