Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 16C

             (1)  National Privacy Principles 1, 3 (so far as it relates to collection of personal information) and 10 apply only in relation to the collection of personal information after the commencement of this section.

          (1A)  National Privacy Principle 2 applies only in relation to personal information collected after the commencement of this section.

             (2)  National Privacy Principles 3 (so far as it relates to personal information used or disclosed), 4, 5, 7 and 9 apply in relation to personal information held by an organisation regardless of whether the organisation holds the personal information as a result of collection occurring before or after the commencement of this section.

             (3)  National Privacy Principle 6 applies in relation to personal information collected after the commencement of this section. That Principle also applies to personal information collected by an organisation before that commencement and used or disclosed by the organisation after that commencement, except to the extent that compliance by the organisation with the Principle in relation to the information would:

                     (a)  place an unreasonable administrative burden on the organisation; or

                     (b)  cause the organisation unreasonable expense.

             (4)  National Privacy Principle 8 applies only to transactions entered into after the commencement of this section.