1. Legal Aspects of Ethical Conduct 1

2. As an IT professional your work is governed by a range of legislation and industry standards including:  Australian Commonwealth legislation  Australian state and territory legislation  Legislation and standards that apply to the IT industry  Legislation and standards that apply to the client’s core business  International IT and business standards. 2

3.  Commonwealth Government legislations refers to laws enacted by the government.  Legislative documents set out these laws including: ◦ Acts of Parliament ◦ Regulations  These are supported by: ◦ Government Policies ◦ Government Guidelines 3

4. For example, Privacy laws have:  Acts of Parliament  Regulations  Government Policies  Government Guidelines  For more info visit OzNet Law at http://www.oznetlaw.net/Default.aspx http://www.oznetlaw.net/Default.aspx 4

5. As well as Acts and Regulations there is:  Codes of Practice  National Standards  Industry Standards  These are not mandatory but may be controlled through the workplace certification & documentation requirements or the demands of the marketplace. 5

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7. Generic legislation that applies to all industries including IT are:  Privacy  Copyright & Intellectual Policy  Occupational Health and Safety  Equal Opportunity, Access & Equity  Anti-Discrimination  Fair Trading  Industrial Relations  Workers Compensation & Rehabilitation 7

8. Specific legislation that applies to IT include:  Anti-Spam  E-Business  Telecommunications  Digital Agenda Amendments to Copyright 8

9. Industry standards relevant to IT include:  OECD standards (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)  ISO standards (International Organisation for Standards)  Standards Australia  W3C Accessibility Standards 9