PRIVACY ACT 1988
Table of Provisions
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Saving of certain State and Territory laws
- 4 Act to bind the Crown
- 5 Interpretation of Information Privacy Principles
- 6 Interpretation
- 7 Acts and practices of agencies and file number recipients
- 8 Acts and practices of, and disclosure of information to, staff of agency etc.
- 9 Collectors
- 10 Record-keepers
- 11 File number recipients
- 12 Application of Information Privacy Principles to agency in possession
- 13 Interferences with privacy
- 14 Information Privacy Principles
- 15 Application of Information Privacy Principles
- 16 Agencies to comply with Information Privacy Principles
- 17 Guidelines relating to tax file number information
- 18 File number recipients to comply with guidelines
- 19 Privacy Commissioner
- 20 Terms and conditions of appointment
- 21 Remuneration of Commissioner
- 22 Leave of absence
- 23 Outside employment
- 24 Resignation
- 25 Termination of appointment
- 26 Acting Commissioner
- 27 Functions of Commissioner in relation to interferences with privacy
- 28 Functions of Commissioner in relation to tax file numbers
- 29 Commissioner to have regard to certain matters
- 30 Reports following investigation of act or practice
- 31 Report following examination of proposed enactment
- 32 Report following monitoring of certain activities
- 33 Exclusion of certain matters from reports
- 34 Provisions relating to documents exempt under the Freedom of Information Act 1982
- 35 Direction where refusal or failure to amend exempt document
- 36 Complaints
- 37 Principal executive of agency
- 38 Matters to be considered in determination of representative complaints
- 39 Individual complaints not precluded by representative complaints
- 40 Investigations
- 41 Circumstances in which Commissioner may decide not to investigate or may defer investigation
- 42 Preliminary inquiries
- 43 Conduct of investigations
- 44 Power to obtain information and documants
- 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
- 50 Reference of matters to other authorities
- 51 Effect of investigation by Auditor-General
- 52 Determination of the Commissioner
- 53 Service of determination
- 54 Application of Division
- 55 Obligations of respondent agency
- 56 Obligations of principal executive of agency
- 57 Compensation and expenses
- 58 Review of determinations
- 59 Endorcement of determination against agency
- 60 Application of Division
- 61 Compensation and expenses
- 62 Proceddings in Federal Court
- 63 Legal assistance
- 64 Commissioner 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
- 69 Restrictions on Commissioner obtaining personal information and documents
- 70 Certain documents and information not required to be disclosed
- 71 Interpretation
- 72 Power to make, and effect of, determinations
- 73 Application by agency
- 74 Publication of application
- 75 Draft determination
- 76 Conference
- 77 Conduct of conference
- 78 Determination of application
- 79 Making of determination
- 80 Determination disallowable
- 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
- 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
- 95 Medical research guidelines
- 96 Non-disclosure of private information
- 97 Annual report
- 98 Injunctions
- 99 Delegation
- 100 Regulations
- 101 Amendments of other Acts