Papers, & Statistics
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1.Short title [see Note 1]
2.Commencement [see Note 1]
3.Saving of certain State and Territory laws
4.Act to bind the Crown
5.Interpretation of Information Privacy Principles
5A.Extension to external Territories
6.Interpretation
7.Acts and practices of agencies etc.
8.Acts and practices of, and disclosure of information to, staff of agency etc.
9.Collectors
10.Record-keepers
11.File number recipients
11A.Credit reporting agencies
11B.Credit providers
12.Application of Information Privacy Principles to agency in possession
12A.Act not to apply in relation to State banking or insurance within that State
13.Interferences with privacy
14.Information Privacy Principles
1. and purpose of collection of personal information
1. of personal information from individual concerned
1. of personal information generally
1. and security of personal information
1. relating to records kept by record-keeper
1. to records containing personal information
1. of records containing personal information
1. Section 1
1. information to be used only for relevant purposes
51. on use of personal information
51. on disclosure of personal information
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
18A.Code of Conduct relating to credit information files and credit reports
18B.Credit reporting agencies and credit providers to comply with Code of Conduct
18C.Certain credit reporting only to be undertaken by corporations
18D.Personal information not to be given to certain persons carrying on credit reporting
18E.Permitted contents of credit information files
18F.Deletion of information from credit information files
18G.Accuracy and security of credit information files and credit reports
18H.Access to credit information files and credit reports
18J.Alteration of credit information files and credit reports
18K.Limits on disclosure of personal information by credit reporting agencies
18L.Limits on use by credit providers of personal information contained in credit reports etc.
18M.Information to be given if an individual's application for credit is refused
18N.Limits on disclosure by credit providers of personal information contained in reports relating to credit worthiness etc.
18NA.Disclosure by credit providers to certain persons who gave indemnities
18P.Limits on use or disclosure by mortgage insurers or trade insurers of personal information contained in credit reports
18Q.Limits on use by certain persons of personal information obtained from credit providers
18R.False or misleading credit reports
18S.Unauthorised access to credit information files or credit reports
18T.Obtaining access to credit information files or credit reports by false pretences
18U.Application of section 4B of Crimes Act
18V.Application of this Part
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
28A.Functions of Commissioner in relation to credit reporting
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.Conditions for making a representative complaint
38A.Commissioner may determine that a complaint is not to continue as a representative complaint
38B.Additional rules applying to the determination of representative complaints
38C.Amendment of representative complaints
39.Class member for representative complaint not entitled to lodge individual complaint
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 documents
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.Determination must identify the class members who are to be affected by the determination
54.Application of Division
55.Proceedings in the Federal Court to enforce a determination
57.Application of Division
58.Obligations of respondent agency
59.Obligations of principal executive of agency
60.Compensation and expenses
61.Review of determinations regarding compensation and expenses
62.Enforcement of determination against an agency
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.Determinations 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
99A.Conduct of directors, servants and agents
100.Regulations
101.Amendments of other Acts
[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]
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