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Is your practice actually compliant with the Privacy Act?

Health providers must meet all 13 Australian Privacy Principles — regardless of turnover. Most private practices have an out-of-date policy, no collection statement, and no data-breach plan. Find your gaps in 2 minutes.

Free, no signup to check. Built on the OAIC's Australian Privacy Principles guidelines. General information — not legal advice.

13 Privacy Principles covered
~10 min to a full compliance pack
Since Jun 2025 patients can personally sue
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Find your compliance gaps in 2 minutes

Answer 7 quick questions about your practice. We'll show you which core Privacy Act obligations you're likely missing — no email required.

Practice Privacy Gap-Check

For psychology, physio, OT, dietetics, podiatry, chiro & other allied health practices
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Your compliance snapshot

Based on the core obligations every health practice must meet under the APPs.

    Fix every gap — get my compliance pack Generated for your practice in ~10 minutes. This snapshot is general information, not a formal legal audit.
    What's in the pack

    Everything your practice needs to be compliant

    Answer a short guided questionnaire once. PracticePrivacy generates and maintains your tailored documents — and tells you when the law changes.

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    Tailored Privacy Policy

    An APP 1 compliant, up-to-date privacy policy written for your discipline and how your practice actually handles health information.

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    Collection Statement

    The APP 5 notice you're required to give clients at intake — ready to add to your forms and booking flow.

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    Data Breach Response Plan

    A Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) ready plan so you know exactly what to do, and what to report to the OAIC, if something goes wrong.

    APP Self-Audit + Score

    A plain-English checklist across all 13 Principles with a live compliance score, so you can see and close your gaps.

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    Staff Privacy Acknowledgement

    A simple privacy-training acknowledgement to record that each team member has read your policy — evidence you take it seriously.

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    Law-change Alerts

    When the Privacy Act changes (and it is, through 2026–27), we update your documents and email you what to do.

    Why this matters now

    The rules tightened — and they apply to you today

    These are current, verifiable facts about Australian privacy law for health providers. (Sources linked in the footer.)

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    You're already covered. The small-business exemption does not apply to businesses that provide a health service and hold health information. Your practice must comply with the APPs regardless of turnover.
    10 Jun 2025
    Patients can now sue you personally. A statutory tort for serious invasion of privacy commenced — individuals can take direct court action, separate from any OAIC complaint.
    Ongoing
    The NDB scheme applies. Eligible data breaches involving health information must be reported to the OAIC and affected individuals — you need a plan before it happens.
    10 Dec 2026
    New disclosure rule. Where automated decision-making significantly affects people, APP entities must say so in their privacy policy. Your policy will need updating.
    2026–27
    More is coming. The Government is progressing "Tranche 2" reforms expected to remove the small-business exemption across other sectors and add further obligations.
    Simple pricing

    One plan. Cancel anytime.

    Less than the cost of one client session a month — for documented, maintained compliance.

    $39/month
    • Tailored Privacy Policy + Collection Statement
    • Data Breach Response Plan (NDB-ready)
    • APP self-audit with live compliance score
    • Staff privacy acknowledgement records
    • Automatic updates when the law changes
    • Unlimited document regenerations
    Get compliant now →
    Or $390/year (save ~2 months)
    FAQ

    Common questions

    Doesn't my practice software (Cliniko, Zanda, CorePlus) already handle this?

    Those tools keep your stored data secure — encryption, access controls, hosting. That's important, but it's a different thing from your practice's own privacy governance: the privacy policy you must publish, the collection notice you must give clients, your breach-response plan, and your evidence that you meet the 13 APPs. PracticePrivacy creates and maintains those documents. The two work together.

    Is this legal advice?

    No. PracticePrivacy provides general information and document templates aligned to the OAIC's published guidance. It's designed to get a typical small practice to a strong, documented baseline. For complex situations, review your documents with your professional association or a lawyer.

    Do I need to connect or integrate anything?

    No. You answer a short questionnaire about your practice and we generate your documents. Nothing to install, no account access required.

    Which professions is this for?

    Any Australian allied health or mental health private practice — psychology, counselling, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, podiatry, chiropractic, speech pathology, and similar.

    How do I cancel?

    One click from your account, anytime. You keep any documents you've already downloaded.

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