Privacy Amendment Act 2004 (Cth)

Privacy Amendment Act 2004

Act No. 49 of 2004 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 5 April 2006

[This Act was amended by Act No. 9 of 2006]

Amendment from Act No. 9 of 2006 [Schedule 2 (item 21) amended item 11 of Schedule 1 Schedule 2 (item 21) commenced immediately after 21 April 2004]

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Privacy Act 1988

Part 1—Extra‑territorial application of National Privacy Principle 9

Part 2—Extension of correction rights to non‑Australians

Part 3—Approved privacy codes

Part 4—Use of government payroll identifiers

Part 5—Additional audit function for Privacy Commissioner An Act to amend the Privacy Act 1988, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 April 2004]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Privacy Amendment Act 2004.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendment of the Privacy Act 1988

Part 1—Extra‑territorial application of National Privacy Principle 9

1 Paragraph 5B(1)(a) Omit "the act", substitute "subject to subsection (1A), the act".

2 After subsection 5B(1) Insert:

(1A) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in relation to National Privacy Principle 9.

Note: Because of subsection (1A), the extra‑territorial application of National Privacy Principle 9 is not limited by the citizenship etc. requirement of paragraph (1)(a).

3 Application of amendments The amendments made by items 1 and 2 apply to acts done, or practices engaged in, after the commencement of this Part.