Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055:section:6:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00055
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 6 (pt 9/17)
Character Range: 49128–51922

of the Constitution.
financial hardship arrangement has the meaning given by subsection 6QA(1).
financial hardship information has the meaning given by subsection 6QA(4).
foreign corporation means a foreign corporation within the meaning of paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution.
Freedom of Information Act means the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
generally available publication means a magazine, book, article, newspaper or other publication that is, or will be, generally available to members of the public:
 (a) whether or not it is published in print, electronically or in any other form; and
 (b) whether or not it is available on the payment of a fee.
genetic relative of an individual (the first individual) means another individual who is related to the first individual by blood, including but not limited to a sibling, a parent or a descendant of the first individual.
government contract means a Commonwealth contract or a State contract.
government related identifier of an individual means an identifier of the individual that has been assigned by:
 (a) an agency; or
 (b) a State or Territory authority; or
 (c) an agent of an agency, or a State or Territory authority, acting in its capacity as agent; or
 (d) a contracted service provider for a Commonwealth contract, or a State contract, acting in its capacity as contracted service provider for that contract.
guarantee includes an indemnity given against the default of a person in making a payment in relation to credit that has been applied for by, or provided to, the person.
guidance related functions has the meaning given by subsection 28(1).
healthcare identifier has the meaning given by the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010.
healthcare identifier offence means:
 (a) an offence against section 26 of the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010; or
 (b) an offence against section 6 of the Crimes Act 1914 that relates to an offence mentioned in paragraph (a) of this definition.
Note: For ancillary offences, see section 11.6 of the Criminal Code.
health information has the meaning given by section 6FA.
health service has the meaning given by section 6FB.
hearing services has the same meaning as in the Hearing Services Administration Act 1997.
holds: an entity holds personal information if the entity has possession or control of a record that contains the personal information.
Note: See section 10 for when an agency is taken to hold a record.
identification information about an individual means:
 (a) the individual's full name; or
 (b) an alias or previous name of the individual; or
 (c) the individual's date of birth; or
 (d) the individual's sex; or
 (e) the individual's current or last known address, and 2 previous addresses (if any); or
 (f) the name of the individual's current or last known employer; or