Data breach of Consumer Data Right information

All data breaches of Consumer Data Right Information fall under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, which requires that you notify affected CDR consumers and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of eligible data breaches. A breach is eligible if it is likely to result in serious harm to a CDR consumer whose CDR data is involved.

Where a cyber incident lead to a breach of Consumer Data Right information, you must also report to the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre as soon as practicable once aware of the security incident.

Consumer Data Right information security incident

All data breaches of Consumer Data Right Information fall under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, which requires that you notify affected CDR consumers and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of eligible data breaches. A breach is eligible if it is likely to result in serious harm to a CDR consumer whose CDR data is involved.

Where a cyber incident lead to a breach of Consumer Data Right information, you must also report to the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre as soon as practicable once aware of the security incident.

Data breach of personal information

Under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, you must notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner of eligible data breaches. A breach is eligible if it is likely to result in serious harm to an individual whose personal information is involved.

You must conduct a reasonable and expeditious assessment of a suspected eligible data breach, taking all reasonable steps to ensure that the assessment is completed within 30 days.

Cyber incident affecting an aviation or maritime asset

You must report a cyber-security incident to both the ASD’s ACSC and the Department of Home Affairs. You can submit a report electronically through the ASD’s ACSC and provide consent for that report to be shared with the Department of Home Affairs. If you do not provide your consent, you will need to make a separate report to the Department of Home Affairs.

Maritime security incident (excluding cyber security incidents)

You must report a maritime security incident which is an act of unlawful interference or a threat of unlawful interference with maritime transport or offshore facilities. The Department of Home Affairs encourages reporting of all maritime incidents to improve understanding of the maritime security environment, identify emerging risks, and ensure industry participants are proactively managing security.

Aviation security incident (excluding cyber security incidents)

You must report an aviation security incident which is an act of unlawful interference or a threat of unlawful interference with aviation. The Department of Home Affairs encourages reporting of all aviation incidents to improve understanding of the aviation security environment, identify emerging risks, and ensure industry participants are proactively managing security.

Incident affecting an aircraft

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s safety occurrence reporting scheme sets out the requirements for notifying of aviation accidents or incidents.

You must call the Australian Transport Safety Bureau for immediately reportable matters. For routine reportable matters, you can report to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau through their online form.

Report to ATSB

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