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PRIVACY (PRIVATE SECTOR) REGULATIONS 2001 - NOTES

- made under the Privacy Act 1988

Statutory Rules 2001 No. 266 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 5 August 2009
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2009 No. 185

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra


Contents

Part 1                    Preliminary                                                                 

                        1     Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                     4

                        2     Commencement [see Note 1]                                           4

                        3     Definition                                                                         4

                    3AA     Small business operators treated as organisations (Act s 6E) 4

5>                      3A     State authorities treated as organisations (Act s 6F)           5

5>                        4     Agencies to be treated as organisations (Act s 7A)             5

Part 2                    Privacy Codes                                                           

                        5     Procedures relating to complaints -- prescribed standards (Act s 18BB)          6

Part 3                    National Privacy Principles                                    

                        6     Definitions for Part 3                                                         7

                        7     Exceptions to National Privacy Principle 7.1                       7

                        8     Exceptions to National Privacy Principle 7.2                       8

                        9     Exceptions to National Privacy Principle 7.2 -- Centrelink Confirmation eServices (Customer Confirmation)                                                                   8

                       10     Exceptions to National Privacy Principle 7.2 -- Centrelink Confirmation eServices (Income Confirmation)                                                                   9

                       11     Exceptions to National Privacy Principle 7.2 -- Centrelink Confirmation eServices (Superannuation Confirmation)                                                                   9

Schedule 1             Privacy codes -- prescribed standards for procedures relating to complaints      11

Part 1                      General                                                                         11

Part 2                      Accessibility                                                                  12

Part 3                      Independence                                                                16

Part 4                      Fairness                                                                        18

Part 5                      Accountability                                                                22

Part 6                      Efficiency                                                                      23

Part 7                      Effectiveness                                                                 25

Schedule 2             Agencies                                                                      28

Schedule 3             Centrelink Customer eServices (Customer Confirmation) -- prescribed organisations     36

Part 1                      Organisations that may use or disclose Centrelink Customer Reference Numbers         36

Part 2                      Organisations that may use or disclose DVA File Numbers 38

Schedule 4             Centrelink Confirmation eServices (Income Confirmation) -- prescribed organisations   40

Schedule 5             Centrelink Confirmation eServices (Superannuation Confirmation) -- prescribed organisations                                                               48

Notes                                                                                                          50

 


  

Notes to the Privacy (Private Sector) Regulations 2001

Note 1

The Privacy (Private Sector) Regulations 2001 (in force under the Privacy Act 1988) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 2001 No. 266 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and
number

Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

2001 No. 266

5 Oct 2001

21 Dec 2001

 

2002 No. 105

30 May 2002

1 June 2002

--

2003 No. 322

19 Dec 2003

19 Dec 2003

--

2004 No. 221

22 July 2004

22 July 2004

--

2005 No. 207)

19 Sept 2005 (see F2005L02673)

1 Oct 2005 (see r. 2)

--

2005 No. 301

16 Dec 2005 (see F2005L04091)

17 Dec 2005

--

2006 No. 140

26 June 2006 (see F2006L01942)

27 June 2006

--

2006 No. 222

25 Aug 2006 (see F2006L02801)

26 Aug 2006

--

2006 No. 333

14 Dec 2006 (see F2006L04002)

15 Dec 2006

--

2007 No. 92

27 Apr 2007 (see F2007L01094)

1 July 2007

--

2007 No. 153

25 June 2007 (see F2007L01763)

26 June 2007

--

2007 No. 236

10 Aug 2007 (see F2007L02440)

1 Dec 2007

--

2007 No. 296

27 Sept 2007 (see F2007L03786)

28 Sept 2007

--

2008 No. 60

14 Apr 2008 (see F2008L01050)

15 Apr 2008

 

2008 No. 213

21 Oct 2008 (see F2008L03791)

22 Oct 2008

--

2009 No. 173

10 July 2009 (see F2009L02692)

11 July 2009

--

2009 No. 185

3 Aug 2009 (see F2009L02973)

5 Aug 2009

--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Part 1

 

Heading to Part 1.................

ad. 2003 No. 322

R. 3AA....................................

ad. 2007 No. 236

R. 3A.......................................

ad. 2002 No. 105

Part 2

 

Heading to Part 2.................

ad. 2003 No. 322

Part 3

 

Part 3......................................

ad. 2003 No. 322

R. 6.........................................

ad. 2003 No. 322

 

am. 2005 No. 301; 2006 No. 140

R. 7.........................................

ad. 2003 No. 322

R. 8.........................................

ad. 2003 No. 322

Heading to r. 9......................

rs. 2006 No. 140

R. 9.........................................

ad. 2005 No. 301

 

am. 2006 No. 140

R. 10.......................................

ad. 2006 No. 222

R. 11.......................................

ad. 2006 No. 222

Schedule 2

 

Schedule 2............................

ad. 2003 No. 322

 

am. 2004 No. 221; 2005 No. 207; 2007 No. 92; 2009 No. 185

Schedule 3

 

Heading to Schedule 3.......

rs. 2006 No. 140

Schedule 3............................

ad. 2005 No. 301

 

am. 2006 Nos. 140 and 222

 

rs. 2006 No. 333

 

am. 2007 Nos. 153 and 296; 2008 Nos. 60 and 213; 2009 No. 173

Schedule 4

 

Schedule 4............................

ad. 2006 No. 222

 

rs. 2006 No. 333; 2007 Nos. 153 and 296; 2008 Nos. 60 and 213; 2009 No. 173

Schedule 5

 

Schedule 5............................

ad. 2006 No. 222

 

rs. 2006 No. 333; 2007 Nos. 153 and 296; 2008 Nos. 60 and 213