NATIONAL CANCER SCREENING REGISTER ACT 2016

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Short title  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Simplified outline of this Act  
• 4 Definitions  
• 5 Meaning of commercial - in - confidence  
• 6 Act binds the Crown  
• 7 Act extends to external Territories  

PART 2--REGISTER

Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

• 8 Simplified outline of this Part  

Division 2--Establishment, contents and purposes

• 9 Establishment of the register  
• 10 Coverage of the register  
• 11 Contents of the register  
• 12 Purposes of the register  

Division 3--Notification to the register

• 13 Requirement to notify  

Division 4--Requests about the register

• 14 Requests about participation in the register  

Division 5--Alternative constitutional bases

• 15 Alternative constitutional bases  

PART 3--DEALING--WITH INFORMATION IN THE REGISTER

• 16 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 17 Authorised dealings with information  
• 18 Offence relating to protected information  
• 19 Exception for use in good faith  
• 20 Exception if unaware information is commercial - in - confidence  
• 21 Exceptions relating to the person to whom the protected information relates  
• 22 Exception for disclosure to person who provided the information  
• 22A Data breaches  
• 22B Contravention is an interference with privacy  
• 22C Information Commissioner may disclose details of investigations to the Secretary  

PART 4--OTHER--MATTERS

• 23 Simplified outline of this Part  
• 24 Civil penalty provisions  
• 25 Approved forms  
• 26 Agreements  
• 27 Delegation  
• 28 Rules