Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 197, 2012
Compilation No. 1
Compilation date: 12 March 2014
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 5, 2015
Registered: 6 March 2015
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 12 March 2014 (the compilation date).
This compilation was prepared on 6 March 2015.
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on ComLaw (www.comlaw.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Modifications
If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on ComLaw for the compiled law.
Self-repealing provisions
If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.
Contents
2 Commencement
3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1--Australian Privacy Principles
Schedule 2--Credit reporting
Schedule 3--Privacy codes
Schedule 4--Other amendments of the Privacy Act 1988
Schedule 5--Amendment of other Acts
Part 1--Amendments relating to the Australian Privacy Principles
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
Australian Citizenship Act 2007
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Act 1998
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918
Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990
Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008
Defence Service Homes Act 1918
Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
Fair Work (Building Industry) Act 2012
Freedom of Information Act 1982
Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
Higher Education Support Act 2003
Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Act 2011
Inspector of Transport Security Act 2006
Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987
National Health Reform Act 2011
National Health Security Act 2007
National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011
Olympic Insignia Protection Act 1987
Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012
Private Health Insurance Act 2007
Quarantine Act 1908
Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Part 2--Amendments relating to credit reporting
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006
Australian Crime Commission Act 2002
Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009
Taxation Administration Act 1953
Part 3--Amendments relating to codes
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010
Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
Part 4--Other amendments
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010
Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
Retirement Savings Accounts Act 1997
Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993
Schedule 6--Application, transitional and savings provisions
Part 1--Definitions
Part 2--Provisions relating to Schedule 1 to this Act
Part 3--Provisions relating to Schedule 2 to this Act
Part 4--Provisions relating to Schedule 3 to this Act
Part 5--Provisions relating to Schedule 4 to this Act
Part 6--Provisions relating to Schedule 5 to this Act
Part 7--Provisions relating to other matters
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.
The following endnotes are included in every compilation:
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Endnotes about misdescribed amendments and other matters are included in a compilation only as necessary.
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is set out in the endnotes.
A = Act | orig = original |
ad = added or inserted | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
am = amended | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
amdt = amendment | pres = present |
c = clause(s) | prev = previous |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | (prev ... ) = previously |
Ch = Chapter(s) | Pt = Part(s) |
def = definition(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
Dict = Dictionary | Reg = Regulation/Regulations |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | reloc = relocated |
Div = Division(s) | renum = renumbered |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | rep = repealed |
effect | rs = repealed and substituted |
F = Federal Register of Legislative Instruments | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
gaz = gazette | Sch = Schedule(s) |
LI = Legislative Instrument | Sdiv = Subdivision(s) |
SLI = Select Legislative Instrument | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment | SR = Statutory Rules |
mod = modified/modification | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
No. = Number(s) | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
o = order(s) | underlining = whole or part not |
Ord = Ordinance | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
197, 2012 | 12 Dec 2012 | Sch 1-4, Sch 5 (items 1-155, 157-161, 163-180) and Sch 6 (items 2-4, 6-19): 12 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) items 2, 3, 11, 13, 17, 19) |
| |
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2015 | 5, 2015 | 25 Feb 2015 | Sch 2 (items 4-6): 12 Mar 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 7) | -- |
Provision affected | How affected |
Schedule 4 |
|
item 102................. | am No 5, 2015 |
item 103................. | am No 5, 2015 |
Schedule 5 |
|
item 71.................. | am No 5, 2015 |