Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DATA AVAILABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) ACT 2022 (NO. 12, 2022) - SCHEDULE 1

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979

2  Subsection 35(1) (at the end of paragraph (a) of the definition of prescribed administrative action )

Add "or".

3  Subsection 35(1) (after paragraph (e) of the definition of prescribed administrative action )

Insert:

               ; or (f)  the exercise of a power under Part 5.2 (accreditation framework) of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 .

Freedom of Information Act 1982

5  After subsection 7(2E)

Insert:

           (2F)  An agency that is a data scheme entity within the meaning of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 is exempt from the operation of this Act in relation to a document that contains scheme data within the meaning of that Act, to the extent the document contains such data.

Privacy Act 1988

5A  After section 36

Insert:

36B   Complaints relating to the data sharing scheme

             (1)  If a complaint relates to the data sharing scheme within the meaning of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 , the Commissioner may share information and documents about the complaint with the National Data Commissioner (the NDC ), for the purposes of the NDC exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under that Act.

             (2)  The Commissioner may share only information and documents under subsection (1) that were acquired by the Commissioner in the course of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under this Act.

             (3)  To avoid doubt, the Commissioner may share information or documents with the NDC under this section whether or not the Commissioner is transferring the complaint or part of the complaint to the NDC.

Note:          The Commissioner may transfer the complaint to the NDC under section 50, if the Commissioner is of the opinion that the complaint could have been made to the NDC.

6  Subsection 50(1) (after paragraph (a) of the definition of alternative complaint body )

Insert:

                    (aa)  the National Data Commissioner; or

7  After subparagraph 50(2)(a)(i)

Insert:

                            (ia)  to the National Data Commissioner under Part 5.3 of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 ; or

8  After subparagraph 50(3)(a)(i)

Insert:

                            (ia)  to the National Data Commissioner under Part 5.3 of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 ; or