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AUS-1988-L-8027
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Title_of_text
Privacy Act 1988 (No. 119, 1988).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
1988-12-24
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act provides for the protection of the privacy of individuals, and related purposes. The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986 is amended by omitting "Sex Discrimination Commissioner or Privacy Commissioner", and substituting "Sex Discrimination Commissioner" therefor. There are also amendments to the complaints procedure of the Human Rights Act. The Merit Protection (Australian Government Employees) Act 1984 is also amended in relation to procedures for the investigation of complaints and other matters.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1995-06-28 (AUS-1995-L-42128)
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (59 of 1995).
Amending text(s)
1995-06-28 (AUS-1995-L-42128)
Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (59 of 1995).
Amending text(s)
2006-09-14 (AUS-2006-L-79757)
Privacy Legislation Amendment Act (No. 99, 2006).
Amending text(s)
2010-05-31 (AUS-2010-L-84648)
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (No. 51, 2010).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
ComLaw
Publisher
Attorney General's Department
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.comlaw.gov.au
File
AUS8027.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act No. 63, 2019)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
61 p.