Course Description

The Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 is a new law in Western Australia. It sets strict rules on how Aqwest may collect, use, store, protect and share personal information.

In this training course we will look at what the West Australian Privacy & Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Act addresses and what its goals for governing personal information are and how they impact on Aqwest and its staff. 

This training course will provide you with the following information to enable you to comply with the PRIS Act:

  • What is the act and what does it address?
  • What is personal information.
  • Who is Aqwest’s Privacy Officer and where can I find out more information about how personal information is managed within Aqwest.
  • What are the categories of personal information 
  • What personal information staff can and cannot accept as part of their role 
  • What are the Privacy Principles
  • Who enforces the Act,
  • What to do in the event of a information breach.



Course duration: Approximately 17 minutes

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Overview

    • Usage Agreement

    • Introduction and Technical Requirements

    • Documents to be downloaded and used during the training course.

    • Course Background

    • Documents Used to Build This PRIS Training Course
  • 2

    Session 1 Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act (PRIS) 2024

    • What is the Privacy & Responsible Sharing Act 2024?

    • What are the Goals of the PRIS Act?

    • What is Personal Information?

    • Quiz 1 - Personal Information

    • Three Categories of Personal Information

    • Category 1 - Personal Information - Examples

    • Category 2 - Sensitive Personal Information - Examples

    • Category 3 De-identified Personal Information

    • Session 1 Recap
  • 3

    Session 2 - PRIS Rules - Information Privacy Principles (IPP)

    • Using the Information Privacy Principles (IPP)

    • Information Privacy Principles (IPP)

    • Life Cycle Of Personal Information and IPPs

    • Quiz 2 - PRIS Rules - Information Privacy Principles

    • Session 2 Recap
  • 4

    Session 3 - PRIS, Me and My Role in Aqwest

    • Who Will the PRIS Act Protect?

    • How does this affect me and my role within Aqwest?

    • How can I find out what I need to address PRIS within my role for Aqwest?

    • Three Simple PRIS Protection Habits to Adopt

    • Are There Any Penalties under the PRIS Act 2024?

    • Session 3 Recap
  • 5

    Session 4 - PRIS Scenarios - How to Address Some Typical PRIS Questions.

    • Using Six Typical Scenarios - Demonstrate How to Address some PRIS Questions?

    • Quiz - Personal Information Questions - Test your knowledge.

    • Session 4 Recap
  • 6

    Session 5 - Reporting Breaches

    • What is A Breach and what is Mandatory Breach Reporting ?
  • 7

    Quiz and Summary

    • Quiz and Questions

    • Quiz 4 - Summary Quiz

    • Summary Download

    • Course Survey