Census and Statistics Act 1905
The "Census and Statistics Act 1905" (CSA) is a law that was passed by Australian Parliament in 1905. The CSA provides the power to the Australian Statistician to collect statistical information in the form of a census. The CSA also mandates that the Australian Bureau of Statistics publish the information collected in the census while maintaining the privacy of participant's personal information. The act's initial commencement was on 8 December 1905 and has since been amended 19 times.