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Australian Privacy Principles (APPs)

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Australia
v2024
5 domains
13 controls

The 13 Australian Privacy Principles form the cornerstone of the privacy protection framework in the Privacy Act 1988, regulating how organisations and agencies handle personal information.

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Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) is a compliance framework from Australia with 5 domains and 13 controls that map to 135 other frameworks. The largest domains are Part 3 - Dealing with Personal Information (4 controls), Part 2 - Collection of Personal Information (3 controls), Part 1 - Consideration of Personal Information Privacy (2 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (5)

Part 1 - Consideration of Personal Information Privacy

2 controls

APPs that require consideration of the privacy of personal information (APP 1-2).

Controls in the Part 1 - Consideration of Personal Information Privacy domain of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) — 2 controls
CodeTitle
APP-1APP 1 - Open and transparent management of personal information
APP-2APP 2 - Anonymity and pseudonymity

Part 2 - Collection of Personal Information

3 controls

APPs governing the collection of personal information (APP 3-5).

Controls in the Part 2 - Collection of Personal Information domain of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) — 3 controls
CodeTitle
APP-3APP 3 - Collection of solicited personal information
APP-4APP 4 - Dealing with unsolicited personal information
APP-5APP 5 - Notification of the collection of personal information

Part 3 - Dealing with Personal Information

4 controls

APPs governing use, disclosure and handling of personal information (APP 6-9).

Controls in the Part 3 - Dealing with Personal Information domain of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) — 4 controls
CodeTitle
APP-6APP 6 - Use or disclosure of personal information
APP-7APP 7 - Direct marketing
APP-8APP 8 - Cross-border disclosure of personal information
APP-9APP 9 - Adoption, use or disclosure of government related identifiers

Part 4 - Integrity of Personal Information

2 controls

APPs on the quality and security of personal information (APP 10-11).

Controls in the Part 4 - Integrity of Personal Information domain of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) — 2 controls
CodeTitle
APP-10APP 10 - Quality of personal information
APP-11APP 11 - Security of personal information

Part 5 - Access to, and Correction of, Personal Information

2 controls

APPs on access and correction (APP 12-13).

Controls in the Part 5 - Access to, and Correction of, Personal Information domain of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) — 2 controls
CodeTitle
APP-12APP 12 - Access to personal information
APP-13APP 13 - Correction of personal information

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), you already cover:

GDPR

92%

12 controls mapped

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CCPA/CPRA

92%

12 controls mapped

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Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR)

92%

12 controls mapped

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+ 132 more: APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System (85%), APPI (85%)

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Maps to 135 other frameworks

13 total controls
GDPR
12 source controls mapped|19 target controls covered
92%
CCPA/CPRA
12 source controls mapped|21 target controls covered
92%
Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR)
12 source controls mapped|13 target controls covered
92%
APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) System
11 source controls mapped|44 target controls covered
85%
APPI
11 source controls mapped|21 target controls covered
85%
ISO 27701:2019
10 source controls mapped|26 target controls covered
77%
Australia My Health Records Act 2012
9 source controls mapped|16 target controls covered
69%
Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1
6 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
46%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 MODERATE
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
46%
FedRAMP Moderate
6 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
46%
NIST SP 800-53 Revision 5.1 HIGH
6 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
46%
FedRAMP High
6 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
46%
HIPAA Security Rule
5 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-66 Rev 2
5 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 LOW
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
31%
Consumer Data Right Rules 2020 (selected operational obligations)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
31%
POPIA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Virginia CDPA
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Vietnam PDPD
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Uruguay DPL
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - E-Commerce Chapter
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Turkey KVKK
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Texas Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
31%
Taiwan PDPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Qatar DPL
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Privacy Act 2020
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Personal Data Act (personopplysningsloven)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
PDPA Thailand
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
PDPA Singapore
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Oregon Consumer Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
NIST SP 800-122
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
31%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
31%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
31%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Mexico LFPDPPP
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Mauritius DPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Malaysia PDPA 2010
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Liechtenstein DPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
LGPD
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Law No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
South Korea PIPA
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Israel Protection of Privacy Law (5741-1981)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
India DPDP Act
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Iceland Data Protection and Processing of Personal Data Act (Act No. 90/2018)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
31%
Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
31%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Albania Law on Protection of Personal Data (Law No. 9887, 2008, amended 2014)
4 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
31%
Bahrain PDPL
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
31%
Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
31%
UK Data Protection Act 2018
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Saudi Arabia PDPL
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
31%
South Korea ISMS-P
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
31%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
4 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
31%
C5 (Germany)
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 29100:2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and COPPA 2.0 Proposed Updates
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
UNICEF Policy Guidance on AI for Children (2021)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
South Africa Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
UK AI Regulation Framework
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Trinidad and Tobago Data Protection Act 2011
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
23%
TISAX - Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Tanzania Personal Data Protection Act (Draft)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
23%
Student Privacy Pledge 2020
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
SASB Standards
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act (RIDTPPA)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
Peru DPL
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications 2025
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Oman National Cybersecurity Framework
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
OECD AI Principles
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
NRF Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Framework (National Retail Federation)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
NIST Privacy Framework
3 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
23%
NIST AI 600-1: Generative AI Profile
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
MARS-E
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
Kenya Data Protection Act
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Japan AI Guidelines
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Italy Personal Data Protection Code (Legislative Decree No. 196/2003, amended 2018)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
Indonesia PDP Law
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
IEEE 7000
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (PDPO, Cap 486)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules (Global CBPR) Forum
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
FedRAMP Rev 5
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Estonia Personal Data Protection Act (Isikuandmete kaitse seadus, 2019)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Uganda Data Protection and Privacy Act (2019)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
Sweden Data Protection Act (Dataskyddslag, 2018:218)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
WHO Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
SSAE 18 - Attestation Standards (SOC Reporting)
3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
23%
SOC 2
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Belgium Data Protection Act (Wet van 30 juli 2018, Loi du 30 juillet 2018)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
UK Open Banking Standard
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
UK Age Appropriate Design Code (Children's Code)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
23%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
AICPA Privacy Management Framework (PMF)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
23%
Azure Security Benchmark
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
SOC for Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Risk Management Examination
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
23%
Australian Energy Sector Cyber Security Framework (AESCSF)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
15%
ANSSI Guide d'hygiene informatique (42 mesures, v2.0)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
8%
Australia NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
8%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
MTCS (Singapore)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Singapore Government Instruction Manual on ICT&SS Management (IM8)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
8%
Compare Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) with GDPR

What is Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) and who does it apply to?

Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) is a compliance framework from Australia with 5 domains and 13 controls. The 13 Australian Privacy Principles form the cornerstone of the privacy protection framework in the Privacy Act 1988, regulating how organisations and agencies handle personal information. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) actually require?

Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) has 13 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are Part 3 - Dealing with Personal Information (4 controls), Part 2 - Collection of Personal Information (3 controls), Part 1 - Consideration of Personal Information Privacy (2 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) do I already cover?

Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) maps to 135 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are GDPR (92% coverage), CCPA/CPRA (92% coverage), Australia Consumer Data Right - Banking (CDR) (92% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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