Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DATA-MATCHING PROGRAM (ASSISTANCE AND TAX) ACT 1990 No. 20 of 1991 - SECT 12

12. (1) The matching agency and the source agencies are to comply with the
interim guidelines set out in the Schedule until guidelines under subsection
(2) come into force and, when those guidelines come into force, those agencies
are to comply with those guidelines.

(2) The Privacy Commissioner must, by notice in writing, issue guidelines
relating to the matching of data under this Act on or before 30 September 1991
and thereafter may, from time to time, issue further guidelines to replace any
existing guidelines.

(3) The Privacy Commissioner must report to the Parliament any failure to
issue guidelines in accordance with subsection (2) within 15 sitting days of
30 September 1991.

(4) Guidelines under subsection (2) are disallowable instruments for the
purposes of section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

(5) Section 46A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 applies to guidelines
issued under subsection (2) as if the following paragraph were inserted after
paragraph (1) (a) of that section:

"(aa) section 48 applies as if paragraph 48 (1) (b) were omitted and the
following paragraph substituted:

   (b)  shall, subject to this section, take effect from:

        (i)    the first day on which the guidelines are no longer liable to
               be disallowed; or

        (ii)   if the guidelines make provision for their commencement after
               that day - in accordance with that provision.".