Notifiable Data Breach
Detect, assess, and notify — before the deadline expires.
Aged care providers hold highly sensitive personal and health information. Under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, providers must assess suspected breaches, determine whether they are likely to result in serious harm, and notify the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and affected individuals. Statura Care’s Data Breach module structures this process from detection through to remediation.
The Challenge
A data breach involving resident health records, financial information, or staff screening data can have severe consequences — regulatory action, reputational damage, and harm to individuals. Without a structured response process, providers risk missing the mandatory notification timeline or failing to communicate effectively with affected individuals.
Key Capabilities
What the Notifiable Data Breach module does.
Breach Detection & Logging
Log suspected data breaches with classification by type (unauthorised access, disclosure, loss), data categories affected (health, financial, personal), and number of individuals impacted.
Risk Assessment Workflow
Structured assessment of whether a breach is likely to result in serious harm — the threshold that triggers mandatory notification. Considers sensitivity of data, protective measures in place, and nature of the breach.
OAIC Notification Management
Auto-generate OAIC notification forms with breach details pre-populated. Track submission status, OAIC correspondence, and response deadlines.
Affected Individual Communications
Manage notifications to affected individuals with templates, delivery tracking, and response management. Track who has been notified and any follow-up actions.
Remediation Tracking
Document containment actions taken, root cause analysis, systemic changes implemented, and ongoing monitoring. Every action is audit-trailed.
Breach Register & Reporting
Maintain a register of all suspected and confirmed breaches with outcomes, timelines, and lessons learned. Generate reports for governing body oversight.
Regulatory Requirements
What the law requires.
The Aged Care Act 2024 (Privacy Act 1988, Part IIIC) sets specific obligations that this module helps you meet systematically.
Mandatory Notification
Eligible data breaches likely to result in serious harm must be notified to the OAIC and affected individuals as soon as practicable.
Breach Assessment
Providers must conduct a reasonable and expeditious assessment of suspected breaches within 30 days.
Record Keeping
Providers must maintain records of all data breaches and assessments, whether or not they meet the notification threshold.
Works With
Better together.
When modules work together, intelligence compounds. Notifiable Data Breach integrates with these modules for a complete compliance picture.
Quality Standards
Data breach incidents feed into Quality Standard 2 (The Organisation) as evidence of information governance.
Whistleblower & Disclosures
Data breaches may be reported through whistleblower channels — the modules cross-reference to prevent duplicate handling.
Responsible Persons
Governing body notification requirements are tracked when breaches affect responsible person data.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
When is a data breach 'notifiable'?
A data breach is notifiable when it is likely to result in serious harm to any individual whose personal information is involved. The assessment considers the sensitivity of the information (health data is always considered sensitive), whether protective measures like encryption were in place, and the nature and extent of the breach.
What is the notification timeline?
Once you determine a breach is notifiable, you must notify the OAIC and affected individuals as soon as practicable. The initial assessment of a suspected breach must be completed within 30 days.
Does this replace our privacy officer's role?
No. The module structures and tracks the response process, but your privacy officer (or equivalent) still makes the assessment decisions. The module ensures nothing is missed, deadlines are tracked, and every action is documented for regulatory review.
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