What is the intention of the Privacy Act 1988 Cth?

The Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) was introduced to promote and protect the privacy of individuals and to regulate how Australian Government agencies and organisations with an annual turnover of more than $3 million, and some other organisations, handle personal information.

What is the main purpose of the Privacy Act?

The Privacy Act regulates the way individuals’ personal information is handled. As an individual, the Privacy Act gives you greater control over the way that your personal information is handled.

What is the purpose of Privacy Act 1998?

An Act to provide for the protection of personal information, and for the protection of the privacy of individuals generally; to provide for the appointment of a Privacy Commissioner; to repeal the Privacy Committee Act 1975; and for other purposes. This Act is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

What was the Privacy Act 1988 in Australia?

The Privacy Act 1988 (Commonwealth) is an Australian law which regulates the handling of personal information about individuals.

When did the Commonwealth Privacy Act come into effect?

In terms of access to records about an individual’s time in institutional ‘care’, the Commonwealth Privacy Act may be relevant to records held by a non-government organisation, where the organisation’s records are not covered by the state or territory’s information privacy laws. New privacy laws will come into effect in Australia on 12 March 2014.

What was the report on the Privacy Act?

The Report entitled For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice recommended significant changes be made to the Privacy Act, as well as the introduction of a statutory cause of action for breach of privacy.

What are the principles of the Privacy Act?

The principles govern when and how personal information can be collected by these government agencies. Information can only be collected if it is relevant to the agencies’ functions. Upon this collection, that law mandates that Australians have the right to know why information about them is being acquired and who will see the information.