PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 20J Destruction of pre - screening assessment

PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 20J

  (1)   If an entity has possession or control of a pre - screening assessment, the entity must destroy the assessment if:

  (a)   the entity no longer needs the assessment for any purpose for which it may be used or disclosed under section   20H; and

  (b)   the entity is not required by or under an Australian law, or a court/tribunal order, to retain the assessment.

Civil penalty:   1,000 penalty units.

  (2)   If the entity is an APP entity but not a credit reporting body, Australian Privacy Principle   11.2 does not apply to the entity in relation to the pre - screening assessment.