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[Lasercookie]

Thanks heaps for that, i just assumed the years was a typo and went with the name, would vcaa trick us like that do you think?

VCAA fail at writing decent IT exams, so I wouldn't be surprised.

Multiple choice is usually always full of distractors, so it's trying to trick us by nature. I guess a wrong year would allow a student to eliminate it straight off. If they were all the correct years, then it'd be harder - you couldn't eliminate based on recognition. Who knows.

But yeah, if VCAA makes a typo/mistake in multiple choice, then think about it hard and go for the most correct one. Usually with errors in MC, it ends up that everyone gets the right answer (unless a couple of the options were blatantly incorrect). You'll notice this happens a lot on the past IT exams if you read the assessor reports.

[matthewlesh]

On the topic of legislation, there was a question on a VIITA practise exam i was a bit confused about if any of you would be able to explain it that would be brilliant.

Nicholls Landscaping is subcontracted by the Maroondah Council in Victoria to maintain its parklands. It holds personal data about its employees including health information. Which of these laws apply?

A) Privacy Act 1988
B) Health Records Act 2000
C) Information Privacy Act 2001
D) Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006


I went with B because it specified health information but the solutions said it was C, does anyone know why that might be?

I didn't like this question, it's apparently C. because subcontractors of the Victorian Government (or local councils, which are subentries of the state government) would be subject to the Information Privacy Act. It could not be B. because they are not a health service provider, and hence that bit about health information is a 'distractor', however it could still be A., in fact if they earn over $3M (or fulfil the criteria mentioned above) they could also come under the Privacy Act.

[Lasercookie]

It could not be B. because they are not a health service provider, and hence that bit about health information is a 'distractor'

Health Records Act 2001 applies to non-health service providers as well.

Some evidence based on the less legalese websites:

"The employer needs to ensure that a record of any first aid treatment given is kept by the first aid officer and reported to managers on a regular basis to assist the employer when reviewing risk assessment procedures. These records are subject to the requirements of the Health Records Act 2001."

http://www.health.vic.gov.au/hsc/downloads/trainingpac0303.doc

All health service providers are covered by the Act, including doctors, dentists,counsellors, nurses, pharmacists and alternative therapists. Organisations such as schools, childcare centres, employers, banks, insurance companies, weight loss centres and gymnasiums may not be aware they hold health information. If an organisation holds personal health information then the management of that information is governed by the Act.

That Health comissioner thing does state that health service providers are held to additional standards though. Actually, take a look through the whole link, it's got some neat summaries of the privacy acts and stuff.