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Privacy
MA Legal Group
Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy Update
Reforms to the information we collect and retain under Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) (AML/CTF) are due to take effect in 2026. The AML/CTF reforms will require us to review and update our Privacy Policy to ensure our compliance not only with the AML/CTF but also the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).
We anticipate our Privacy Policy will be revised and updated and published on our website in early 2026.
In the meantime, if you have any queries, please contact our Privacy Officer who’s details are in set out in our Privacy Policy below.
| 1. | WHO WE ARE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MA Legal Group (MALG) is a law firm based in Fremantle, Western Australia. MALG and its associated / related parties (collectively ‘MALG’, ‘we’, ‘us’, ‘our’) respect the privacy of our clients and staff members. We understand the importance of your Personal Information and our obligation to protect it. We follow all the relevant laws and principles in handling and protecting your Personal Information. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | LEGISLATION AND PRINCIPLES | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3. | TYPE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.1 | For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, Personal Information means, ‘Any information or an opinion about an identified individual or a reasonably identifiable individual’. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.2 | The Personal Information we collect may be of a general or sensitive nature depending on the type of information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.3 | The following is a list of the Personal Information we may collect depending on our instructions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4. | HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.1 | We collect your Personal Information with your express consent, and you authorise us to use or disclose your Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Policy or as required by the law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4.2 | We collect your Personal Information with your express consent when you: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5. | HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Purpose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.1 | We collect your Personal Information to use it to provide you legal advice or legal services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.2 | We use your Personal Information to perform our contractual obligations in providing you the legal services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary Purpose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.3 | We use your Personal Information to perform our legal obligations under the relevant laws. We use your Personal Information for our internal administrative purposes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5.4 | We use your Personal Information to recover any money owed to us. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | DISCLOSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We may disclose your Personal Information under our Privacy Policy in accordance with our contractual obligations to the following third parties: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7. | HOW DO WE SAVE AND PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.1 | We adopt current industry standards to ensure the safety and security of your personal information whether stored electronically or as hard copies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.2 | To protect your Personal Information stored electronically, we use the services of IT Professionals or firms who uses latest and efficient fire walls, anti-virus software to restrict any unauthorised access to our database. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.3 | To protect your physically stored Personal Information, we have current safety measures in place as per Australian Standards. We also have restricted and authorised access to our office premises and our staff are aware of keeping your Personal Information protected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8. | KEEPING / DESTROYING PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.1 | We will keep your Personal Information for the duration of our instructions or as required by law. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.2 | Once the purpose has been met and we do not further require your Personal Information, we may delete or destroy your Personal Information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8.3 | If we are holding your original documents, we strongly encourage you to collect the original documents from our office upon verification of your identity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9. | YOUR RIGHTS TO ACCESS OR UPDATE PERSONAL INFORMATION | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.1 | You are entitled to access your Personal Information saved with us at a time agreed by both parties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.2 | You must contact us to update your Personal Information if: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9.3 | You may contact us by phone or email to update your Personal Information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9.4 | Please note that we need to verify your identity before granting access to your Personal Information. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10. | YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE APPs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.1 | If you have questions or complaints about handling or breach of your Personal Information, please contact us by email at |
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| 10.2 | We strongly recommend that you contact us by phone if your issue or complaint is urgent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10.3 | If you are unsatisfied with our office with handling of your complaint, you may complain to our privacy officer Matthew Morgan by email at |
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| 10.4 | If you are unhappy with our handling of your complaint or if you believe that we have breached the APPs, you may complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by email at |
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| 10.5 | This Privacy Policy will be reviewed annually and published on our website. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
MA Legal Group Privacy Policy 2026