Privacy
Last updated 3 February 2023
APRA’s Privacy Policy sets out APRA’s collection and use of personal and sensitive information.
Personal and sensitive information that APRA collects is used:
- for prudential regulation and enforcement activities in respect of the Australian financial services industry;
- to respond to requests under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 or Privacy Act 1988;
- to provide information to those requesting to be on an APRA mailing list;
- to employ staff, engage contractors and maintain the operations of APRA in compliance with legislation, rules and guidelines;
- to answer inquiries and process complaints made to APRA or respond to inquiries from the Commonwealth Ombudsman; and
- in correspondence with overseas regulators.
APRA is committed to:
- having access to the appropriate information, including personal and sensitive information, to enable APRA to fulfil its prudential regulatory remit and its obligations as an employer, contractor and government agency;
- ensuring that personal and sensitive information held is accurate and securely maintained; and
- ensuring individuals have a means to access and, if necessary, request the correction of personal and sensitive information held by APRA.
Visiting APRA’s website - analytics tools and cookies
APRA’s web analytics tool, provided by a third party provider, uses cookies to collect or view website traffic information. The information collected may include the IP address of the device used by visitors to the site and information about sites that IP address has come from, the pages and documents accessed on APRA’s website and the next site visited. APRA uses the information to maintain, secure and improve the website. Visitors to APRA’s website can opt out of the collection of this information by disabling cookies in their browser.
No attempt will be made to identify users or their browsing activities except, in the unlikely event of an investigation, where a law enforcement agency may exercise a warrant to inspect the Internet Service.
Where APRA’s websites allow visitors to make comments or provide feedback APRA may collect visitors’ contact details. These contact details will only be used for the purpose for which they are provided and will not be added to a mailing list without consent.
Privacy Impact Assessment Register
From 1 July 2018, APRA is required under paragraph 15 of the Privacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 2017 to maintain and publish a register of the Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA) it conducts on its website. A PIA is a systematic assessment of a project that identifies the impact that the project might have on the privacy of individuals, and sets out recommendations for managing, minimising or eliminating that impact.
July - December 2022
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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Financial Accountability Regime data collection | Process for information collections made under the Financial Accountability Regime. | 11/10/2022 |
Data Collection Migration project | Program to transition all collections to APRA Connect. | 12/01/2023 |
January - June 2022
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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Enabling Modern Collaboration project | Program to better enable collaboration within APRA. | 24/01/2023 |
July - December 2021
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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APRA Connect | System for regulated entities to submit data and information to APRA. | 11/10/2022 |
Wellbeing support | System for employees to seek wellbeing assistance and engage in self-directed change. | 20/10/2021 |
January - June 2021
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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Graduate applications | Graduate employment application management service. | 19/02/2021 |
Pre-employment assessments | System to test cognitive abilities and behaviours. | 09/03/2021 |
Leadership assessments | System to support candidate selections | 09/03/2021 |
Crisis conferencing | System for emergency calls. | 04/05/2021 |
Super Member Outcomes and Your Future Your Super | Process for reviewing superannuation fund performance and improving information transparency. | 23/06/2021 |
July - December 2020
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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Supervision system | System to support regulatory supervision and risk management. | 03/12/2020 |
Information management | System for managing documents and records. | 14/12/2020 |
January - June 2020
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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FSSA approval process | Process for assessing applications made under the Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998. | 30/01/2020 |
Direct2APRA (D2A) | System for regulated entities to submit data and information to APRA. | 24/02/2020 |
July - December 2019
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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Finance budgeting and forecasting tool | System to support financial reporting and accounting analysis processes. | 04/11/2019 |
Finance and procurement process system | System to support team processes and maintain financial data. | 204/11/2019 |
P&C replacement system | System to support recruitment, employee management and learning. | 04/12/2019 |
January - June 2019
Title of PIA | Short description | Date last updated |
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Employee surveys | System for employee feedback. | 05/04/2019 |