Severity IMPACT Type Lowest Highest IMPACT rating None/ Minor Moderate Major Severe Insignificant Risk to any None Any risk to Threaten life party’s safety personal directly safety Distress caused to any None Minor - Short Limited long Substantial long party term distress term distress term distress Damage to any None Minor - Short Limited long Substantial long party’s standing or reputation term damage term damage term damage Inconvenience to any None Minimal Minor Significant Substantial party inconvenience inconvenience inconvenience inconvenience Public order No Impact Impact Prejudice Seriously prejudice Release of personally or No impact Would have no Measurable Release of Would have commercially sensitive significant impact, breach information major data to third parties impact of regulations or would have a consequences without consent commitment to significant to a person, confidentiality impact agency or business Impact on Government No Impact Cause financial Work Substantial finances or economic loss or loss of significantly Damage and commercial earning potential against interests Financial loss to any None Minimal Minor Significant Substantial client of the service provider or other third party Financial Loss to None Minimal Minor Significant Substantial Agency / service < 2% of 2% < 5% of 5% < 10% of 10% of – – ≥ provider monthly monthly agency monthly monthly agency agency budget budget agency budget budget Threat to government No threat Agency Agency systems or business or business halted agencies’ capacity to conduct their service or significantly business delivery impaired for a impaired in sustained period any way Assistance to serious Would not Prejudice Impede Prevent crime or hindrance of its assist in, or investigation or investigation Investigation or detection hinder facilitate or facilitate directly allow detection of commission of
IMPACT Type Severity Lowest Highest IMPACT rating None/ Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Severe Risk to any party’s safety None Any risk to personal safety Threaten life directly Distress caused to any party None Minor - Short term distress Limited long term distress Substantial long term distress Damage to any party’s standing or reputation None Minor - Short term damage Limited long term damage Substantial long term damage Inconvenience to any party None Minimal inconvenience Minor inconvenience Significant inconvenience Substantial inconvenience Public order No Impact Impact Prejudice Seriously prejudice Release of personally or commercially sensitive data to third parties without consent No impact Would have no significant impact Measurable impact, breach of regulations or commitment to confidentiality Release of information would have a significant impact Would have major consequences to a person, agency or business Impact on Government finances or economic and commercial interests No Impact Cause financial loss or loss of earning potential Work significantly against Substantial Damage Financial loss to any client of the service provider or other third party None Minimal Minor Significant Substantial Financial Loss to Agency / service provider None Minimal < 2% of monthly agency budget Minor 2% – < 5% of monthly agency budget Significant 5% – < 10% of monthly agency budget Substantial ≥ 10% of monthly agency budget Threat to government agencies’ systems or capacity to conduct their business No threat Agency business or service delivery impaired in any way Agency business halted or significantly impaired for a sustained period Assistance to serious crime or hindrance of its detection Would not assist in, or hinder detection of Prejudice investigation or facilitate commission of Impede investigation or facilitate Prevent Investigation or directly allow
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