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      • Updated transparency requirements under the Commonwealth Electoral Act
      • Pastoral care services DGR category
      • Resignation of director notification
      • Permanent changes to the Corporations Act regarding meetings and documents to come into force
      • Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers Launch Week
      • Prolegis Lawyers ranked Band 1 by Chambers
      • Recent changes to the Corporations Act for electronic meetings, notices, minute books and e-signing due to the Covid-19 pandemic
      • Recent decisions in Australian charity law – update
      • New requirements for DGRs to be registered as charities with the ACNC
      • High Court rules on who is a Casual employee
      • Streamlining of regulation of charities undertaking fundraising in NSW
      • Changes to Charities’ Financial Reporting Obligations
      • Changes to Casual Employment
      • Women’s Life Centre – A recent decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal regarding Public Benevolent Institutions (PBIs)
      • Final Report of the 2020 Review of Disability Standards for Education 2005
      • Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety - final report released
      • UPDATE 25 February 2021: Introducing ACNC Governance Standard 6 and changes to Basic Religious Charity eligibility
      • Treasury Consultation: Proposed changes to ACNC Governance Standard 3
      • Breaking: Charities to lose charitable status if they fail to join the National Redress Scheme
      • New Bill – Requiring DGRs to Register as Charities
      • Federal Budget 2020-21
      • NZ High Court finds Greenpeace NZ should be registered as a charity
      • A member of a charity has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of the charity?
      • Key Changes- incorporated associations in Queensland
      • Bill for new DGR category for Community Sheds now law
      • UPDATE 2 June 2020: SME Commercial Leasing Principles During COVID-19 - what does it mean for charities and not-for-profits?
      • UPDATE 19 May 2020: COVID-19 – Information for Charities and Not-for-Profits
      • UPDATE 6 May 2020: COVID-19 - Ancillary Funds, Disaster Relief Funds and AGM for companies
      • Draft bill for new DGR Category: Men’s and Women’s Sheds
      • An Update: COVID-19 Australian government’s economic response – What’s for charities and not-for-profits?
      • COVID-19 Australian government’s economic response – What’s for charities and not-for-profits?
      • ACNC to review registered charities beginning with Public Benevolent Institutions in July 2020
      • Government response to the recommendations of the ACNC Legislation Review
      • Fundraising– considerations for charities, fundraisers and donors
      • Minute-taking post Banking Royal Commission
      • Taxation Ruling: 'in Australia' conditions
      • Key changes to the Victorian Fundraising Act
      • Religious Discrimination Bill- Update
      • New protections for whistleblowers – what does it mean for charities and not-for-profits? UPDATE
      • Significant Changes in Payment and Record Keeping Requirements for Clerical and Administrative Staff
      • New Tax Office Ruling - Fringe Benefits Provided to Religious Practitioners
      • ACNC External Conduct Standards - Update
      • Fair Work Australia decision will introduce changes in entitlements and record keeping requirements of clerical and administrative employees
      • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
      • National Redress Scheme Update
      • DGR reform proposals
      • Release of the ACNC Review Report
      • Not So Casual
      • ACNC External Conduct Standards - Public Consultation
      • Law on Advocacy by Charities
      • New ATO Draft Ruling on the fringe benefits tax: benefits provided to religious practitioners
      • Employment update - New numbers for key employment issues for a new tax year
      • Electoral disclosure & funding reform: why charities and NFPs should be concerned
      • Review of ACNC Framework
      • Reforming Administration of Tax Deductible Gift Recipients - a victory for common sense?
      • Righting Wrongs: Victoria takes lead on organisational child abuse legislation
      • Tax Deductible Gift Recipient Reform Opportunities
      • When may a charity board member be paid for their services?
      • #fixfundraising
      • Privacy Law Update: Mandatory Data Breach Notifications to come into force by the end of 2017
      • Good Things Come To Those Who Wait? ACNC releases Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement on Public Benevolent Institutions
      • Privacy Obligations - Lessons and reminders from the Red Cross Data Breach
      • Charities and the Australian Consumer Law - reducing duplication and confusion
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Privacy Policy

Prolegis Lawyers is committed to protecting your privacy and the confidentiality of the Personal Information you provide to us. This policy sets out our policies in relation to the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information. In providing legal services (Services), Prolegis Lawyers collects, uses and may disclose Personal Information about individuals which is information that can be used to (or is reasonably likely to) identify an individual (Personal Information). We handle that Personal Information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) and comply with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) which regulates the sending of emails for marketing purposes.

How Personal Information is collected

We mainly collect Personal Information in the process of taking instructions to provide Services. We may also collect Personal Information from other sources such as clients, other individuals, public records, mailing lists, contractors, staff, recruitment agencies and our business associates.

The kinds of Personal Information collected

We may collect the following types of Personal Information:

  • Identity Information: Personal details including but not limited to name, location, date of birth, nationality, details of licenses & registrations, associations, family details, employment details and other information that allows us to identify who individuals are.
  • Contact Information: Information including but not limited to email address, telephone & fax number, residential, business and postal address and other information that allows us to contact an individual.

Information that Individuals provide to us:

Information, instructions or correspondence that individuals provide to us.

  • We may collect other Personal Information about Individuals, which we will maintain in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
  • We do not generally collect health, medical and other sensitive information about individuals unless we collect it from them directly or we are required or authorised by law to do so. E.g. the obtaining of medical reports in the context of litigation.
  • If the Personal Information is not able to be collected it may restrict the level or types of services which we can provide to an individual

Storage and security of your Personal Information

  • We take reasonable steps to ensure the security of all Personal Information we collect and ensure that such information is protected from misuse and loss and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
  • We hold Personal Information on a secure database which can be accessed only by authorised personnel and in paper files which are stored in locked cabinets.
  • Personal Information will be retained by Prolegis for as long as is necessary to provide the Services and for a reasonable time after the provision of the services ends. Under the Solicitors' Rules we must retain all files, which may include Personal Information, for a period of seven (7) years after completion or termination of the Services except where there are client instructions or legislation to the contrary.

The purposes for collection Personal Information

We collect, hold, use and may disclose Personal Information for the principle purpose of providing Services and to support and enable the provision of Services. As a secondary purpose we market the Services that Prolegis does or could provide. Our marketing will always identify who we are and how we can be contacted if the recipient does not wish to receive any further marketing material.

Access to Personal Information

  • An individual has the right to obtain access to any Personal Information held about them by us and to advise us of any inaccuracy. There are some exceptions to this right set out in the APP. E.g. If the Personal Information is the subject of Solicitor-client privilege. To make a request to access any information held about you, please contact us at admin@prolegis.com.au or write to us at the postal address provided below.
  • We may require you to verify your identity and specify what information you require. Prolegis may charge a fee to cover the cost of verifying your application and locating, retrieving, reviewing and copying any material requested. If the information sought is extensive, Prolegis will advise the likely cost in advance.

Correcting inaccurate Personal Information

We are committed to collecting, holding and using only up-to-date and correct Personal Information about an individual. We will take steps to correct Personal Information which is advised in writing by the individual to be inaccurate.

Complaints

If you have a concern about how we handle your Personal Information, please let us know. Your concern should be addressed in writing to admin@prolegis.com.au or to the postal address provided below. If our response to the concern is considered by you to be unsatisfactory you can raise it with the Australian Information Commissioner at http://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-complaints.

Overseas disclosure

We do not disclose Personal Information to any overseas recipient except with the consent of the individual in relation to the provision of Services.

Changes to this privacy policy

This privacy policy may change from time to time without notice to ensure we comply with our legal obligations. Any changes to the Privacy Policy will be posted on our website. This policy is revised as at May 2014.



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    Updated transparency requirements under the Commonwealth Electoral Act
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    Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers Launch Week

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Level 4, 107 Mount Street
North Sydney  NSW   2060
Australia

+61 2 9466 5222

info@prolegis.com.au

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500 Collins Street
Melbourne  VIC  3000
Australia

+61 3 8672 2920

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