INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2000

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INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2000 - NOTES

No. 98 of 2000
Version incorporating amendments as at 26 September 2007

ENDNOTES

1. General Information
Minister's second reading speech-
Legislative Assembly: 26 May 2000
Legislative Council: 3 October 2000
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "to establish a regime for the responsible collection and handling of personal information in the Victorian public sector, to amend the Parliamentary Committees Act 1968, the Ombudsman Act 1973, the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 and certain other Acts and for other purposes."
Constitution Act 1975:
Section 85(5) statement:
Legislative Assembly: 26 May 2000
Legislative Council: 3 October 2000
Absolute majorities:
Legislative Assembly: 5 September 2000
Legislative Council: 26 October 2000
The Information Privacy Act 2000 was assented to on 12 December 2000 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1-80, Schedules 1, 2 on 1 September 2001: section 2(2); section 81 not yet proclaimed.

2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Information Privacy Act 2000 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Health Records Act 2001, No. 2/2001
Assent Date:
10.4.01
Commencement Date:
S. 107(b)(c) on 16.11.01: Government Gazette 15.11.01 p. 2839; ss 107(a)(d), 108 on 1.7.02: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Corporations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001, No. 44/2001
Assent Date:
27.6.01
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 64) on 15.7.01: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Australian Crime Commission (State Provisions) Act 2003, No. 52/2003
Assent Date:
16.6.03
Commencement Date:
S. 52(Sch. 1 item 6) on 17.6.03: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Parliamentary Committees Act 2003, No. 110/2003
Assent Date:
9.12.03
Commencement Date:
S. 58 on 10.12.03: s. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004, No. 79/2004
Assent Date:
16.11.04
Commencement Date:
S. 131 on 16.11.04: Special Gazette (No. 237) 16.11.04 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Public Administration Act 2004, No. 108/2004
Assent Date:
21.12.04
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 103) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 50) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000

Parliamentary Administration Act 2005, No. 20/2005
Assent Date:
24.5.05
Commencement Date:
S. 46 on 1.7.05: s. 2(4)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Disability Act 2006, No. 23/2006
Assent Date:
16.5.06
Commencement Date:
S. 243 on 1.7.07: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
Statute Law Revision Act 2007, No. 28/2007
Assent Date:
26.6.07
Commencement Date:
S. 3(Sch. item 32) on 27.6.07: s. 2(1)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Information Privacy Act 2000
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3. Explanatory Details
No entries at date of publication.

INDEX

Subject

Section

Act

application
9
commencement
2
consequential amendments
81
Crown bound by
8
interpretative provisions
4
nature of rights created by
7
objects
5
other laws prevail if inconsistency
6
purposes
1
Children

access to personal information by
64
complaints by
27
definition
3
Codes of practice

approval
19, 21
cessation of operation
20, 23, 24
code administrators (def.)
3
commencement of operation
19, 20
contravention of
44, 48
definition of applicable, approved codes of practice
3
description and scope
18
expiry
24
organisations bound by
20
register
22
revocation of approval
23, 24
variations
19, 24
Commonwealth-regulated organisations
4
Complaints

by minors or people with impairment
27
Commissioner's power to decline to entertain
29
conciliation
33-37
dismissal of
29, 30, 32, 37
inappropriateness of conciliation
32
interim orders
38
jurisdiction of Tribunal regarding
39-43
making of
25
notification of respondents
28
procedure for dealing with
28-32
referral to Ombudsman
29
referral to Privacy Commissioner
26
referral to Tribunal
29, 31, 32, 37
stale complaints
30
time limits
41
Compliance notices
44
non-compliance with
48
review of decision to serve
49

Subject

Section

Conciliation

agreements
35
failure
37
inadmissability of evidence
36
inappropriateness
32
obtaining relevant information and documents
34
process
33
registration of record with Tribunal
35
Contracted service providers

application of Act to
9
bound by IPPs and codes of practice
17
definition of State contracts
3
interpretation of references to
4
Courts

exemption from provisions of Act
10
Definitions
3, Sch. 1
Exemptions
10-13
Fees

for access to personal information
69
for inspecting codes of practice register
22
Federal Privacy Commissioner
3, 29
Freedom of Information Act 1982

exempt documents under s. 28(1)
34, 39, 42, 45
personal information in documents regulated by
12
operation not affected by this Act
6
Identification numbers See Unique identifiers

Impairment See People with an impairment

Information
See Personal information;
Publicly available information

Information privacy principles
14-17, Sch. 1
breach of IPP 6.5 or 6.6
43
contraventions
44, 48
definition
3
interpretation of references to
4
See also Complaints

IPPs See Information privacy principles

Judicial officers

exemptions from provisions of Act
10
Law enforcement agencies

definition
3
exemptions from compliance with certain IPPs
13, Sch. 1
Liability

of organisations for acts of agents, employees
68
protection from
66
Minors See Children

Notices

compliance notices
44, 48

Subject

Section

Offences

by organisations or bodies
70
failure to attend before Privacy Commissioner
65
non-compliance with compliance notices
48
prosecutions
71
Ombudsman

referral of complaints by Privacy Commissioner to
29
referral of complaints to Privacy Commissioner by
26
Orders
43
interim orders
38
Organisations See Public sector organisations

Outsourcing See Contracted service providers

Parents
4, 27, 64
Parliamentary committees
10A
People with an impairment

capacity to give consent or exercise right of access
64
complaints by
27
Personal information

access to
64
consent to collection, use, disclosure, transfer
3, 64
correction
4, 64, Sch. 1
definition
3
fees for access to
69, Sch. 1
regulated by Freedom of Information Act 1982
12
information privacy principles
Sch. 1
interpretative provisions
4
personal privacy (def.)
3
powers of authorised representatives
64
sensitive information
Sch. 1
Privacy Commissioner

acting appointment
55
annual reports
62
appointment
50
as party to proceedings for review
49
definition
3
delegation
61
duty to have regard to objects of Act
60
functions
58
powers in general
59
powers regarding

codes of practice
19, 20, 23
complaints
25-26, 28-30, 32
compliance notices
44
conciliation
33-35, 37
examination of witnesses
46
obtaining information and documents
45
removal from office
54
remuneration and allowances
51
reports
62-63

Subject

Section

secrecy provisions
67
staff
57
suspension
54
terms and conditions of appointment
52
vacancy and resignation
53
validity of acts and decisions
56
See also Federal Privacy Commissioner

Prosecutions
71
Public records

exemptions from provisions of Act
11
Public registers

administration of
16, 18, 43
definition
3
Public sector agencies (def.)
3
Public sector organisations

application of Act to
9
bound by codes of practice
20
compliance with IPPs
16
interpretative provisions
4
liability for acts of agents and employees
68
offences by
70
use of unique identifiers
Sch. 1
Publicly available information

exemptions from provisions of Act
11
generally available publications (def.)
3
Regulations
73
Secrecy
67
Self-incrimination

protection against
47
Sensitive information See Personal information

State contracts See Contracted service providers

Supreme Court

limitation of jurisdiction
72
Tribunal
See Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Tribunals

exemptions from provisions of Act
10
Unique identifiers
Sch. 1
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

findings and decisions
43
interim orders
38
jurisdiction for hearing a complaint
39
orders
43
parties to a proceeding
40
power to inspect exempt documents
42
referral of complaints to
31, 32, 37, 39
registration of conciliation agreements
35
review of decision to serve compliance notices
49
time limits for hearing complaints
41

Information Privacy Act 2000
No. 98 of 2000