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PRIVACY REGULATION 2013 (SLI NO 262 OF 2013) - NOTES

 

Select Legislative Instrument No. 262, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Privacy Act 1988.

Dated 12 December 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor-General

By Her Excellency's Command

George Brandis QC

Attorney-General

  

  

  


Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                             1

1............ Name of regulation.............................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1

4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 1

5............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 1

6............ Consumer credit liability information.................................................. 3

7............ Small business operators treated as organisations............................... 3

8............ State authorities treated as organisations............................................. 4

9............ State instrumentality treated as an organisation................................... 4

10.......... Meaning of credit provider.................................................................. 4

11.......... Meaning of credit reporting business.................................................. 5

12.......... Meaning of repayment history information......................................... 5

13.......... Agencies to be treated as organisations............................................... 5

14.......... Permitted disclosure of credit information to a credit reporting body.. 6

Part 2--Australian Privacy Principles                                                                      7

15.......... Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.1................................... 7

16.......... Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2................................... 7

17.......... Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2--Centrelink Confirmation eServices (customer confirmation)       7

18.......... Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2--Centrelink Confirmation eServices (income confirmation)          8

19.......... Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2--Centrelink Confirmation eServices (superannuation confirmation)............................................................................................................ 8

Part 3--Privacy Advisory Committee                                                                     10

20.......... Travelling allowance--within Australia............................................ 10

Part 4--Secrecy                                                                                                                     11

21.......... Designated secrecy provisions.......................................................... 11

Part 5--Transitional                                                                                                           12

22.......... Transitional....................................................................................... 12

Schedule 1--Agencies                                                                                              13

Schedule 2--Centrelink Confirmation eServices (customer confirmation)--prescribed organisations                                                                                    16

Part 1--Organisations that may use or disclose Customer Reference Numbers                16

Part 2--Organisations that may use or disclose DVA File Numbers   19

Schedule 3--Centrelink Confirmation eServices (income confirmation)--prescribed organisations                                                                                    20

Schedule 4--Centrelink Confirmation eServices (superannuation confirmation)--prescribed organisations                                                      29

Schedule 5--Repeals                                                                                                          31

Privacy (Private Sector) Regulations 2001                                                          31

Privacy Regulations 2006                                                                                       31

 


  



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