Privacy Policy

 

Hickslaw Pty Ltd trading as Lawfield Legal Practice (“we”, “us” or “our”) is committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information. This policy outlines how we manage your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA) (PRIS Act) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

  1. Kinds of Personal Information Collected

We may collect and hold personal information including your name, address, contact details, identification documents, payment details, and information relevant to legal matters for which you have retained us.

Specifically, for any property transaction it is a requirement under the new Australia’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing laws for us to collect information about your identity, business structures, any trust related information including the beneficial owners and controllers of the trust, and your financial records including source of wealth or source of funds.

  1. How We Collect and Hold Personal Information

We collect personal information directly from you (for example, through meetings, emails, or forms), from third parties (such as other lawyers, courts, or regulatory authorities, with your consent or where authorised by law), or from publicly available sources.

Personal information is held in both electronic and hard copy form, stored securely using access controls, password protection, secure premises, and IT safeguards to prevent misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.

We note that these service providers often utilise servers on cloud-based systems, which may be stored overseas. We will engage with reputable service providers and comply with all requirements at law to keep your data secure.

We will hold this information electronically, for seven years from the time we close our file, after which the data will be destroyed.

  1. Purposes for Collection, Use, and Disclosure

We collect, hold, use, and disclose your personal information for purposes including: providing legal services, responding to your queries, managing client relationships, complying with our legal and professional obligations, billing, administration, and where required by law or court order. Secondary use or disclosure of your personal information will only occur where permitted or required by law, or with your consent.

  1. Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

Your personal information may be disclosed to third parties where necessary for the provision of legal services, including barristers, experts, courts, tribunals, government agencies, and IT or administrative service providers. We will not disclose your information to any third party for unrelated purposes without your consent, unless required or authorised by law.

  1. Access and Correction

You may request access to the personal information we hold about you and request correction if it is inaccurate, out-of-date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. Requests can be made using the contact details below. Access may be refused in limited circumstances under the law, but we will inform you if this is the case and explain the reasons.

  1. Complaints

If you have a complaint about a breach of our policy, please contact us as set out below. We will respond to your complaint within a reasonable timeframe (usually within 30 days). If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the WA Office of the Information Commissioner on (08) 6551 7888 or email: info@oic.wa.gov.au. For more information, please visit their website at www.oic.wa.gov.au.

  1. Policy Currency and Changes

This policy is current as at 1 July 2026. We may update this policy from time to time and will make the latest version available on our website. Please review our policy periodically for changes

  1. Contact Details

If you have any questions, requests for access or correction, or complaints, please contact:

Lawfield Legal Practice
Stephen Hicks
Tenancy 2, Level 1
1008 Hay Street
Perth WA 6000

reception@lawfield.com.au
+61 8 6381 8870