Privacy Policy

Take Charge Assessment and Therapy is committed to protecting and upholding all stakeholders' rights to privacy and dignity, including participants, staff, management and representatives of other service agencies. Take Charge Assessment and Therapy is committed to protecting and upholding the participants' rights to privacy and dignity as we collect, store and handle information about them, their needs and the services provided to them.

Take Charge Assessment and Therapy requires Staff and management to be considered and consistent when writing documents regarding a participant and when deciding who has access to this information. Take Charge Assessment and Therapy is subject to NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission rules and regulations. Take Charge Assessment and Therapy will follow the guidelines of the Australian Privacy Principles in its information management practices.

Take Charge Assessment and Therapy will ensure that each participant understands, and agrees to the type of personal information collected and the reasons for collection. If material is to be recorded in an audio or visual format the participant must agree to their involvement, in writing, before any material can be collected. The participant must also be informed at the time material is being recorded in an audio or visual format. Take Charge Assessment and Therapy will advise each participant of our Privacy Policy using the language, mode of communication and terms that the participant is most likely to understand (Easy Read documents are made available to all participants).