Privacy Act 1988
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The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian federal law that regulates the handling of personal information by government bodies and many private sector organizations, setting out key privacy principles and individuals’ rights.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
ⓘ
privacy law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Office of the Australian Information Commissioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ various subsequent amendment Acts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian Government agencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
certain small businesses that meet specified criteria ⓘ credit reporting bodies ⓘ health service providers ⓘ many private sector organisations in Australia ⓘ |
| citation | Cth ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 1989-01-01 ⓘ |
| contains | Australian Privacy Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| defines |
personal information
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sensitive information ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes | Australian Privacy Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exempts |
employee records in certain circumstances
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some small businesses under specified turnover thresholds ⓘ |
| focusesOn | information privacy rather than other privacy dimensions ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
right to access personal information held by APP entities
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right to request correction of personal information ⓘ |
| introducedNotifiableDataBreachScheme | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision to protect the privacy of individuals, and for related purposes ⓘ |
| numberOfAustralianPrivacyPrinciples | 13 GENERATED ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil penalties for serious or repeated interferences with privacy
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determinations by the Information Commissioner ⓘ enforceable undertakings ⓘ investigation of privacy complaints by the OAIC ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect the privacy of individuals
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to regulate collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information ⓘ |
| regulates | handling of personal information ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freedom of Information Act 1982
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
My Health Records Act 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced |
Information Privacy Principles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Privacy Principles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
APP entities to have a clearly expressed and up-to-date privacy policy
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APP entities to notify eligible data breaches ⓘ APP entities to take reasonable steps to protect personal information ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1988-12-14 ⓘ |
| section |
Part IIIA regulates credit reporting
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Schedule 1 contains the Australian Privacy Principles ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Privacy Act 1988 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1988 ⓘ |
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