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PRIVACY AMENDMENT (ENHANCING PRIVACY PROTECTION) ACT 2012 (NO. 197, 2012) - NOTES

PRIVACY AMENDMENT (ENHANCING PRIVACY PROTECTION) ACT 2012 (NO. 197, 2012) - NOTES

 

No. 197, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

  

  


Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Australian Privacy Principles                                                            4

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                         4

Schedule 2--Credit reporting                                                                                       46

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                       46

Schedule 3--Privacy codes                                                                                           138

Privacy Act 1988                                                                                                     138

Schedule 4--Other amendments of the Privacy Act 1988                        156

Schedule 5--Amendment of other Acts                                                               202

Part 1--Amendments relating to the Australian Privacy Principles  202

Acts Interpretation Act 1901                                                                                 202

Aged Care Act 1997                                                                                                202

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999               203

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006         203

AusCheck Act 2007                                                                                                 203

Australian Citizenship Act 2007                                                                          204

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008      204

Australian Passports Act 2005                                                                             204

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998                                    205

Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918                                                                     205

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                       205

Dairy Produce Act 1986                                                                                         206

Defence Act 1903                                                                                                     206

Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990                                           206

Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008                                  206

Defence Service Homes Act 1918                                                                         206

Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000                                        207

Extradition Act 1988                                                                                              207

Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012                                                             207

Freedom of Information Act 1982                                                                        207

Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010                                                                           207

Higher Education Support Act 2003                                                                   208

Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Act 2011                                          209

Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006                                                           209

Migration Act 1958                                                                                                 210

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004                                     210

Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987                                             211

National Health Act 1953                                                                                      211

National Health Reform Act 2011                                                                        211

National Health Security Act 2007                                                                      212

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011             212

Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987                                                                212

Ombudsman Act 1976                                                                                             212

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010                                                                              212

Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012                          213

Private Health Insurance Act 2007                                                                      213

Product Stewardship Act 2011                                                                             213

Quarantine Act 1908                                                                                              213

Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997                                                               214

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999                                                         214

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012                                      214

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993                                            214

Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994                                              214

Telecommunications Act 1997                                                                              215

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999  216

Therapeutic Goods Act 1989                                                                                 216

Trade Marks Act 1995                                                                                            216

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986                                                                          217

Part 2--Amendments relating to credit reporting                                      218

Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006         218

Australian Crime Commission Act 2002                                                             221

Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006                                        221

National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009                                               221

Taxation Administration Act 1953                                                                       222

Part 3--Amendments relating to codes                                                           223

Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010                                               223

Telecommunications Act 1997                                                                              223

Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999  224

Part 4--Other amendments                                                                                    225

Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986                                              225

Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010                                               225

Crimes Act 1914                                                                                                       226

Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990                                 226

Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010                                                                           227

National Health Act 1953                                                                                      227

Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997                                                               228

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993                                            229

Schedule 6--Application, transitional and savings provisions               230

Part 1--Definitions                                                                                                    230

Part 2--Provisions relating to Schedule 1 to this Act                              231

Part 3--Provisions relating to Schedule 2 to this Act                              232

Part 4--Provisions relating to Schedule 3 to this Act                              233

Part 5--Provisions relating to Schedule 4 to this Act                              234

Part 6--Provisions relating to Schedule 5 to this Act                              237

Part 7--Provisions relating to other matters                                                  238

 


 

 

Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012

No. 197, 2012

 

 

 

An Act to amend the law relating to privacy, and for other purposes

[Assented to 12 December 2012]

 

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

 

[Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 23 May 2012

Senate on 18 September 2012]

 

(80/12)

 



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