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
No. 197, 2012
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 3
Schedule 1--Australian Privacy Principles 4
Schedule 2--Credit reporting 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
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 203
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 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
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
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
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 210
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 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
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
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
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]
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