The Privacy Impact Assessment Guideline provides comprehensive guidance for South Australian government agencies on conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs). It outlines the purpose and importance of PIAs, which systematically assess and manage privacy risks associated with projects involving personal information.
The guideline applies to all agencies required to comply with the Department of the Premier and Cabinet Circular PC012: Information Privacy Principles Instruction (IPPI), but it can also be used by other organisations to achieve best practices in privacy management.
The guideline explains:
- what a PIA is
- the types of privacy risks
- the benefits of completing a PIA (such as improving agency practices and maintaining public trust) and
- the steps involved in conducting a PIA, including
- undertaking a threshold assessment
- gathering information
- analysing privacy impacts
- assessing privacy risks and
- developing recommendations.
Additionally, the guideline emphasises the importance of stakeholder consultation and mapping information flows to ensure comprehensive privacy risk management. It provides practical advice on who should undertake a PIA, who needs to be involved, and how long the process might take depending on the project's size and complexity.
PIA templates (word version):