Commercial Building Disclosure Expansion Impact Analysis: Office Buildings and Hotels

If you choose to respond to this consultation process, we will collect personal information about you. Please review this notice before submitting your response.

We are bound by the Australian Privacy Principles in Schedule 1 of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The Privacy Act regulates how we may collect, use, disclose and store personal information. We also hold personal information in accordance with the Archives Act 1983 (Cth).

We use technology by Converlens Pty Ltd to provide this consultation service and website. Our contractual arrangements require Converlens to comply with the Privacy Act and store data securely in Australia.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) programs to assist in the analysis of survey responses, which may include processing your personal information. Our use of these tools will be governed by Australian Government responsible AI guidance. All outputs will be subject to review by our staff.

What personal information will be collected

Personal information means information or an opinion about an individual, or an individual who is reasonably identifiable, whether or not it is true or recorded in material form.

By submitting a response to this consultation survey, you consent to the department collecting your personal information provided in your response. This may include:

• your name, address, email and telephone number

• your opinions about the program and how the proposed program expansion may impact you or your business.

How we will use and disclose your personal information

The department will use any personal information provided in your survey response to:

• assess the potential impact or outcomes of the CBD program’s expansion to more office space and large hotels on the industry and community

• identify relevant stakeholders

• contact you about your survey response, including for further information, feedback or to conduct a survey either by us or our representative

• inform you about the outcomes of this consultation process and/or other matters that we consider may be relevant to you.

The personal information provided in your survey response will be disclosed to Strategy Policy and Research Ltd (on a confidential basis and only for the purposes of this project), department staff, the Minister and his/her staff as well as potentially staff from other agencies, for the purpose of:

• determining the impacts of expanding the CBD Program to more office spaces and large hotels

• and for related purposes.

We may also disclose your personal information where authorised or required by law.