Information Privacy Bill 1999* (Qld)

Queensland

INFORMATION PRIVACY BILL 1999

INFORMATION PRIVACY BILL 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page 1 Short title 200... 4 2 Commencement... 1.0.06... eee c eee eee 4 3 Act binds all persons .. 0.6... eee 4 4 Definitions 2.0.0... 0... ete ene eee 4 5 Collecting personal information ...............0 000s cece eee eee 4 6 Requirements for collecting personal information .................... 5 7 Storage and security of personal information ....................0005 6 8 Getting information about personal information held.................. 6 9 Accessing personal information ............ 0000s cece eee eens 7 10 Amending personal information ............ 00000 cece eee eee eee eee 7 11 Checking accuracy of personal information before use ...............- 7 12 Limits on use and disclosure of personal information.................. 7 13 Non-application of provisions... 2.2... 0.000 ccc e cece eee eee eee 9

SCHEDULE ......................04. 10

DICTIONARY

A BILL

FOR

An Act to provide for the privacy of individuals

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Information Privacy Bill 1999.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Act binds all persons

3. This Act binds all persons, including the State and, so far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Commonwealth and the other States.

Definitions

4. The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used in this Act.

Collecting personal information 5.(1) A public agency must not collect personal information unless—

(a) the information is collected for a lawful purpose that is directly related to a function of the agency; and

(b) the collection of the information is necessary for that purpose.

(2) A public agency must not collect personal information in an unlawful way.