Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PRIVACY ACT 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Saving of certain State and Territory laws  
   4.      Act to bind the Crown  
   5.      Interpretation of Information Privacy Principles  
   6.      Interpretation  
   7.      Acts and practices of agencies and file number recipients  
   8.      Acts and practices of, and disclosure of information to, staff of agency etc.  
   9.      Collectors  
   10.     Record-keepers  
   11.     File number recipients  
   12.     Application of Information Privacy Principles to agency in possession  
   13.     Interferences with privacy  
   14.     Information Privacy Principles  
   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  
   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  
   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.     Matters to be considered in determination of representative complaints  
   39.     Individual complaints not precluded by representative complaints  
   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 documants  
   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.     Service of determination  
   54.     Application of Division  
   55.     Obligations of respondent agency  
   56.     Obligations of principal executive of agency  
   57.     Compensation and expenses  
   58.     Review of determinations  
   59.     Endorcement of determination against agency  
   60.     Application of Division  
   61.     Compensation and expenses  
   62.     Proceddings in Federal Court  
   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.     Determination 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  
   100.    Regulations  
   101.    Amendments of other Acts  
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