The personal information you provide will be used by the Department of Local Government, Industry Regulation and Safety (LGIRS) to:
- assess and determine your application for an exemption from CPD requirements under the relevant legislation administered by the Commissioner;
- verify your identity, registration/licence details, and eligibility for a CPD exemption; and
- maintain records of applications, determinations and exemptions granted for regulatory, compliance, audit, accountability and reporting purposes.
We may provide this information to:
- relevant government agencies, statutory authorities, or other third parties where necessary to verify information or assess matters raised in your exemption application, or as otherwise authorised under applicable legislation; and
- internal staff for the purposes of assessment, decision-making, compliance monitoring, statistical analysis, and service delivery functions including communication and education.
We will not disclose personal information about you to anybody else, unless you have given consent, or we are authorised or required to do so by law. Providing us with the requested information is voluntary, but if you choose not to provide us with it, we may not be able to assess your application.
Please refer to LGIRS Privacy Policy on our website for more information about how we handle your personal information, how you can request access to or correction of the personal information we hold about you, and who to contact if you have a privacy enquiry or complaint.