Privacy


This statement sets out the Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO) approach to collecting, using, storing and disclosing personal information. The PBO is committed to ensuring that all personal information is handled and protected in accordance with the relevant legislative requirements and privacy principles under the Privacy Act 1988.

The personal information the PBO collects may include identifying information, contact information, feedback information, and employee records. The PBO collects such personal information for a number of general purposes, such as: 

  • recruitment and management of its workforce (including employees, secondees and contractors), 
  • management and enforcement of agreements with employees, contractors and third parties, 
  • communication with individuals and stakeholder groups, 
  • notify individuals and interested parties of publications and information, 
  • manage, assess, evaluate and monitor compliance with relevant legislation policies and procedures, 
  • maintain information for auditing and compliance purposes, and
  • obtaining feedback and responding to complaints or enquiries. 

The PBO may collect this personal information in a variety of ways, including via email, over the phone or in hardcopy. Where it is unreasonable or impracticable to collect personal information directly from individuals, the PBO may also collect personal information indirectly from other sources.

The PBO discloses data to outsourced service providers for the purposes of those organisations providing ICT, security, financial and payroll services to the PBO. These outsourced providers include the Department of the Senate and the Department of Parliamentary Services. The PBO may also disclose personal information to overseas recipients in limited circumstances. For example, to third party survey providers operating out of the United States of America or European Union.

For more information about how the PBO handles personal information, the PBO’s Privacy Policy can be obtained from the Privacy Officer, by emailing hr@pbo.gov.au. The PBO Privacy Policy also contains information about how to make a request for access to, or correction of, personal information held by the PBO, as well as who to contact for privacy enquires or complaints.

The PBO will also publish a register of all privacy impact assessments we conduct on our website. To date, the PBO has not conducted any privacy impact assessments.