Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This website is maintained by the Mental Health Review Tribunal of NSW. This privacy policy applies to all the publicly accessible pages at http://www.mhrt.nsw.gov.au. . The Mental Health Review Tribunal of NSW does not have any responsibility for the privacy policies or practices of third party sites linked to this website.

Website users are entitled to expect that any information as a result of the use of the website will be treated according to the terms of the NSW government’s privacy responsibilities and obligations. NSW government privacy practices are regulated by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988.

What information do we collect?

The Mental Health Review Tribunal of NSW’s website uses analytical software to identify patterns of usage. This information is collected in aggregated form and is used to improve the website.

 For each page accessed information collected may include, but is not limited to:

  • the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the machine which has accessed it
  • your top-level domain name (for example .com, .gov, .edu, .au, .uk etc.)
  • the address of your server
  • the date and time of your visit to the site
  • the pages accessed and documents downloaded
  • the previous site visited, and
  • the type of browser and operating system you have used.

We will not disclose or publish information that identifies individual machines, or potentially identifies sub-groupings of addresses, without consent or otherwise in accordance with the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988.

Only sessional cookies are used from the Mental Health Review Tribunal of NSW site to collect information. This information is unable to be retained once the user session has ceased.

What happens with the information I provide on the enquiries form on the website?

The enquiries form on the website allows users to contact the Mental Health Review Tribunal of NSW. We ask for people using this form to provide personal details for the purpose of receiving a reply to their enquiry. This information will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided. We will not add your email address or name to any mailing list, or disclose the information to anyone else without your permission except in accordance with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1988.

Will this policy be updated?

This policy may be modified or expanded from time to time. The amended policy will be posted on this website and will operate from the time it is posted.

If you have any questions about the Mental Health Review Tribunal of NSW website, or the application of this Privacy Policy or a request for access to information held please contact:

Registrar
NSW Mental Health Review Tribunal
PO Box 247 Gladesville NSW 1675
Email: mhrt-mhrt@health.nsw.gov.au

Ph: (02) 9816 5955