Glossary · Australian Compliance
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme
Australian law requiring organisations covered by the Privacy Act to notify affected individuals and the OAIC about eligible data breaches.
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The Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme came into effect in February 2018. An eligible data breach occurs when there is unauthorised access to or unauthorised disclosure of personal information that is likely to result in serious harm to individuals, and remediation has not prevented that harm. Affected organisations must notify the OAIC and affected individuals as soon as practicable. The OAIC publishes quarterly statistics, which consistently identify human error and malicious or criminal attack as leading causes.
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- OAIC Notifiable Data Breachesoaic.gov.au
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