Question that needs opinions

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Hey last week my wife brought a new item for our baby daughters room. As both our bins were empty she put the box on next doors rubbish pile (a new house currenty under construction). The next day I recieve a phone call on my mobile from a local number but I quickly hung up as I was in a meeting then 2 mins later a mobile number calls and again I hang up but I send a txt saying I'm in a meeting who is this as the number wasn't on my phone. I wait till after my meeting and call the number back and it turns out it's the local ranger asking me to remove the cardboard box or face a $200 fine. He goes on to tell me that the delivery sticker with the name of the company we got the item from and our order number is how he tracked that this item was ours as he called the company up and gave them the order number and got my address, telephone number etc etc (wife removed our address and name from the box btw).

I tell the ranger I'm currently away on business (which i was) and that I will get the box removed ASAP. He was fairly rude and calling me a liar that I wasn't away etc. Really annoyed the company gave my personal details out to someone i dont know! Anyway my wife removed the box when she got home from work thy day (I had told her previously that day about the ranger). When she got inside their was a message from someone we got the item from asking me to call them back. I returned home today (3 days after this happened) and I listen to the message. Turns out it is the owner of the company (big big company). So being late night shopping I call however she has gone home so I leave a message.

So just need to know of this company is allowed to give my personal details out like this? How do they know he was a ranger? How did they verify he was so and not a burglar? It wasn't a cop so are they allowed to?

Will await this persons call back tomorrow and see what they have to say.. Maybe an apology for giving my details out?

Anyway will Definitley see if this is a breach of the privacy act

Like said the details obtained was my full name, address, mobile and home number, dob