Privacy (Persons Reported as Missing) Rule 2024 (Cth)

Privacy (Persons Reported as Missing) Rule 2024

I, Angelene Falk, Australian Information Commissioner, make the following rule under the Privacy Act 1988.

Dated 25 March 2024

[Signed]

Angelene Falk Australian Information Commissioner

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 2A Authority 3 Purpose 4 Definitions Part 2 — Handling of personal information 5 Collection of sensitive information by a locating entity 6 Use or disclosure of personal information without the consent of the person reported as missing 7 Collection, use or disclosure must not pose a serious threat to an individual 8 Operation of this rule

Part 1 — Preliminary

1 Name This instrument is the Privacy (Persons Reported as Missing) Rule 2024.

2 Commencement

(1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of this instrument The later of 1 April 2024; and The day after registration

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

2A Authority This instrument is made under s 16A(2) of the Privacy Act 1988.

3 Purpose

(1) The rule applies for the purposes of item 3 of the table in s 16A(1) of the Privacy Act 1988, which subject to conditions specified in the item in column 3 of the table, permits an APP entity to collect sensitive information, and use and disclose personal information for the purpose of locating a person reported as missing.