Industry codes and practice

This page is under development and will be available towards the end of January 2002.

It will cover industry codes developed by bodies such as the Australian Press Council and the Australian Direct Marketing Association.

For the moment there's a list of industry codes and projects -

• Australian Communications Industry Forum Industry Code for the Protection of Personal Information of Customers of Telecommunications Providers
  
• Internet Industry Association Privacy Virtual Taskforce (VTF)
  
• Australian Direct Marketing Association Code of Practice
  
• Insurance Council of Australia Privacy Principles and
  General Insurance Code of Practice
  
• Australian Bankers Association Code of Banking Practice and Electronic Funds Transfer Code of Conduct
  
• Building Society Code of Practice
  
• Credit Union Credit Code of Practice
  
• Ausralian Medical Association Code Code of Ethics
  
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Code of Practice

• National Health and Medical Research Council Guidelines

    points of reference

Perspectives on the Australian codes are provided by comparison with overseas codes.

In Canada the Canadian Association of Internet Providers (CAIP) has developed a Privacy Code based on the Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information developed by CSA International (the Canadian Standards Association). The CSA Model Code embodies ten Fair Information Practices, consistent with the Australian National Privacy Principles. The Canadian Bankers Association has a Privacy Model Code, similar to the Consumer Code of Ethics from the Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association and the Insurance Bureau of Canada's Model Personal Information Code. The Canadian Medical Association has adopted a voluntary Health Information Privacy Code (HIPC) that reflects the CSA 10 Fair Information Practices. The Canadian Pharmacy Association Code of Ethics merely states that "A Pharmacist Shall protect the patient's right to confidentiality." The Canadian Marketing Association has a Code of 7 Privacy Principles; the Better Business Bureau (BBB) encourages members to abide by a somewhat vacuous code of business ethics.

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