Organisations with a turnover greater than $3 million per year (i.e. some pubs, CLUBS, education institutions, corporations and government departments) which are using, or considering, biometrics (i.e. finger scans, iris scans, voice PRINTS or facial scans), COMPLY with the National PRIVACY Principles (NPPs) of the Australian National Privacy Act. 

Biometrics is personal information just like a passport, a driver's licence, IDENTITY card or another identity document. If you copy or scan or collect any type of personal information from your customers you need to understand the National Privacy Principles. Remember, if you are collecting any personal information, you are handling someone’s identity. If it is a biometric you are collecting something very personal indeed.

Organisations with a turnover greater than $3 million per year (i.e. some pubs, clubs, education institutions, corporations and government departments) which are using, or considering, biometrics (i.e. finger scans, iris scans, voice prints or facial scans), comply with the National Privacy Principles (NPPs) of the Australian National Privacy Act. 

Biometrics is personal information just like a passport, a driver's licence, identity card or another identity document. If you copy or scan or collect any type of personal information from your customers you need to understand the National Privacy Principles. Remember, if you are collecting any personal information, you are handling someone’s identity. If it is a biometric you are collecting something very personal indeed.