A city council has dismissed an employee and required her to complete privacy awareness and code of conduct training after she disclosed a woman's personal details, reports the Newcastle Herald. The incident involved a letter written to the Lake Macquarie City Council about a man who had parked his vehicle on her street. A councilor forwarded that letter, including the woman's personal details, to the vehicle's owner, who then harassed the woman. The council has not been penalized by the Administrative Decisions Tribunal because it apologised to the woman and disciplined the employee, a spokesman for the tribunal said.
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