Investment NSW (the Department) collects the information in your application, which may include “personal information” as defined in the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) (“PPIP Act”). We collect this personal information for the purpose of considering and assessing your application.
If your application is successful, your information will also be used to provide the funding to you, assist you in meeting your obligations and for reporting on the programs to which your funding relates. Providing your personal information is voluntary, however if you do not provide this information, we may not be able to assess your application and you will not be considered for funding.
We may also disclose your personal information to the following third parties:
- Our Community Pty Ltd, being the application portal provider to help administer the program
- Corporate Scorecard, being the credit assessment agency engaged to assist the Department complete appropriate due diligence checks
- legal advisors, probity advisors and other advisors
- third party consultants to help assess and recommend applications
- other NSW Government agencies to help assess and administer the program, monitor activity, assist organisation’s whose applications are successful in meeting their obligations, and introduce unsuccessful applicants to other support programs that may be of assistance to them.
We may also be required to disclose information by law. For example, the Department is subject to the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (“GIPA Act”), which means the information you provide may be required to be released in response to a request under the GIPA Act. We may also be required to disclose information to oversight and investigative bodies and to the NSW Parliament.
If your application is successful and you receive the grant, the Department will publish the following information about your grant on the NSW Government Grants and Funding Finder as per the requirements outlined in the Grants Administration Guide (the Guide) under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018 (NSW) including:
- the name and location of your organisation;
- the grant amount; and
- any other information that may be required under the Guide,
unless publication would be contrary to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) or other statutory requirements.
Please refer to the website https://www.investment.nsw.gov.au/privacy/ for more information on the Department's Privacy Policy relating to the privacy of your personal information.
By submitting this application form, you consent to the Department collecting, using and disclosing information about you in the manner described above. You must comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in relation to any personal information disclosed to you by the Department in connection with this application or the Program.
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