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PRIVACY ACT 1988

Table of Provisions

PART I--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Short title  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 2A Objects of this Act  
  • 3 Saving of certain State and Territory laws  
  • 3A Application of the  
  • 4 Act to bind the Crown  
  • 5A Extension to external Territories  
  • 5B Extra-territorial operation of Act  

PART II--INTERPRETATION

DIVISION 1--General definitions

PART III--INFORMATION--PRIVACY

DIVISION 1--Interferences with privacy

PART IIIA--CREDIT--REPORTING

DIVISION 1--Introduction

PART IIIB--PRIVACY--CODES

DIVISION 1--Introduction

PART IIIC--NOTIFICATION--OF ELIGIBLE DATA BREACHES

DIVISION 1--Introduction

PART IV--FUNCTIONS--OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER

DIVISION 2--Functions of Commissioner

PART V--INVESTIGATIONS--ETC.

DIVISION 1A--Introduction
  • 36A Guide to this Part  
  • DIVISION 1--Investigation of complaints and investigations on the Commissioner's initiative
  • 36 Complaints  
  • 36B Complaints relating to the data sharing scheme  
  • 37 Principal executive of agency  
  • 38 Conditions for making a representative complaint  
  • 38A Commissioner may determine that a complaint is not to continue as a representative complaint  
  • 38B Additional rules applying to the determination of representative complaints  
  • 38C Amendment of representative complaints  
  • 39 Class member for representative complaint not entitled to lodge individual complaint  
  • 40 Investigations  
  • 40A Conciliation of complaints  
  • 41 Commissioner may or must decide not to investigate etc. in certain circumstances  
  • 42 Preliminary inquiries  
  • 43 Conduct of investigations  
  • 43A Interested party may request a hearing  
  • 44 Power to obtain information and documents  
  • 45 Power to examine witnesses  
  • 46 Directions to persons to attend compulsory conference  
  • 47 Conduct of compulsory conference  
  • 48 Complainant and certain other persons to be informed of various matters  
  • 49 Investigation under section 40 to cease if certain offences may have been committed  
  • 49A Investigation under section 40 to cease if civil penalty provision undermay have been contravened  
  • 49B Transfer of complaints from the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security  
  • 50 Reference of matters to other authorities  
  • 50A Substitution of respondent to complaint  
  • 51 Effect of investigation by Auditor-General  
  • DIVISION 2--Determinations following investigation of complaints
  • 52 Determination of the Commissioner  
  • 52A Determination--requirement to notify conduct constituting interference with privacy of individual  
  • 53 Determination must identify the class members who are to be affected by the determination  
  • 53A Notice to be given to outsourcing agency  
  • 53B Substituting an agency for a contracted service provider  
  • DIVISION 3--Enforcement of determinations
  • 54 Application of Division  
  • 55 Obligations of organisations and small business operators  
  • 55A Proceedings in the Federal Court or Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) to enforce a determination  
  • 55B Evidentiary certificate  
  • DIVISION 4--Review and enforcement of determinations involving Commonwealth agencies
  • 57 Application of Division  
  • 58 Obligations of agencies  
  • 59 Obligations of principal executive of agency  
  • 60 Compensation and expenses  
  • 62 Enforcement of determination against an agency  
  • DIVISION 5--Miscellaneous
  • 63 Legal assistance  
  • 64 Commissioner etc. not to be sued  
  • 65 Failure to attend etc. before Commissioner  
  • 66 Failure to give information etc.  
  • 67 Protection from civil actions  
  • 68 Power to enter premises  
  • 68A Identity cards  
  • 70 Certain documents and information not required to be disclosed  
  • 70B Application of this Part to former organisations  

PART VI--PUBLIC--INTEREST DETERMINATIONS AND TEMPORARY PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATIONS

DIVISION 1--Public interest determinations

PART VIA--DEALING--WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION IN EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS

DIVISION 1--Object and interpretation
  • 80F Object  
  • 80G Interpretation  
  • 80H Meaning of  
  • DIVISION 2--Declaration of emergency
  • 80J Declaration of emergency--events of national significance  
  • 80K Declaration of emergency--events outside Australia  
  • 80L Form of declarations  
  • 80M When declarations take effect  
  • 80N When declarations cease to have effect  
  • DIVISION 3--Provisions dealing with the use and disclosure of personal information
  • 80P Authorisation of collection, use and disclosure of personal information  
  • DIVISION 4--Other matters
  • 80Q Disclosure of information--offence  
  • 80R Operation of Part  
  • 80S Severability--additional effect of Part  
  • 80T Compensation for acquisition of property--constitutional safety net  

PART VIB--ENFORCEMENT

DIVISION 1--Civil penalties
  • 80U Civil penalty provisions  
  • DIVISION 1A--Infringement notices
  • 80UB Infringement notices  
  • DIVISION 2--Enforceable undertakings
  • 80V Enforceable undertakings  
  • DIVISION 3--Injunctions
  • 80W Injunctions  

PART VII--PRIVACY--ADVISORY COMMITTEE

  • 81 Interpretation  
  • 82 Establishment and membership  
  • 83 Functions  
  • 84 Leave of absence  
  • 85 Removal and resignation of members  
  • 86 Disclosure of interests of members  
  • 87 Meetings of Advisory Committee  
  • 88 Travel allowance  

PART VIII--OBLIGATIONS--OF CONFIDENCE

  • 89 Obligations of confidence to which Part applies  
  • 90 Application of Part  
  • 91 Effect of Part on other laws  
  • 92 Extension of certain obligations of confidence  
  • 93 Relief for breach etc. of certain obligations of confidence  
  • 94 Jurisdiction of courts  

PART IX--MISCELLANEOUS

  • 95 Medical research guidelines  
  • 95A Guidelines for Australian Privacy Principles about health information  
  • 95AA Guidelines for Australian Privacy Principles about genetic information  
  • 95B Requirements for Commonwealth contracts  
  • 95C Disclosure of certain provisions of Commonwealth contracts  
  • 96 Review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
  • 98A Treatment of partnerships  
  • 98B Treatment of unincorporated associations  
  • 98C Treatment of trusts  
  • 99A Conduct of directors, employees and agents  
  • 100 Regulations