Factsheet - Privacy

Factsheet

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Author

IIA-Australia

Date

2025

Topics Explored

Governance

Format

Factsheet

Extract/Description

Privacy is a fundamental human right articulated in human rights instruments. The right to privacy is also included in many other laws, conventions and charters. Privacy-related risk should be included in the risk-based internal audit planning process to ascertain whether it should be included in the plan.

Key Points

1. Privacy involves creation of boundaries to protect people from unwanted interference in their lives.
2. In modern society, the debate around privacy is about modern freedoms. 
3. Technology is intertwined with the right to privacy. 
4. Modern technology means that privacy can be compromised without us knowing about it.
5. In some circumstances there may be laws from other jurisdictions that apply.
6. The Australian Privacy Principles are the cornerstone of the privacy protection framework.

Relevant Industries

All

Level of Assumed Knowledge

Intermediate

Aligned to Global Internal Audit Standards

Not Applicable