Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsProhibition on retaining copies of statutory declarations
(1) The provider of an approved online platform must not retain any copy of a statutory declaration that is made using the online platform.
Requirement for annual reporting
(2) After the end of each financial year, the provider of an approved online platform must prepare and give a report to the Minister, for presentation to the Parliament, relating to the use of the platform to make statutory declarations during the financial year.
Note: Section 34C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 contains provisions relating to reports under this section.
(3) The report must include:
(a) the number of statutory declarations made using the platform during the financial year; and
(b) information about the provider's compliance with subsection (1) during the financial year; and
(c) information about whether there has been any actual eligible data breach (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988 ) during the financial year; and
(d) information about any matter prescribed by the regulations (including a matter related to paragraph (a), (b) or (c)).
(4) The annual report must be given to the Minister by:
(a) 15 October after the end of the financial year; or
(b) the end of any further period granted under subsection 34C(5) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .
(5) The report must comply with any requirements prescribed by the regulations.