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Privacy Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 262, 2013
made under the

Privacy Act 1988

Compilation No. 20

Compilation date: 11 February 2025

                Includes amendments: F2025L00099

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Privacy Regulation 2013 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 February 2025 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of regulation
3 Authority
5 Definitions
6 Consumer credit liability information
7 Small business operators treated as organisations
8 State authorities treated as organisations
9 State instrumentality treated as an organisation
10 Meaning of credit provider
11 Meaning of credit reporting business
12 Meaning of repayment history information
13AA Use or disclosure of credit reporting information
13A Permitted disclosure of credit information by commercial credit providers
14 Permitted disclosure of credit information to a credit reporting body
Part 2—Australian Privacy Principles
15 Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.1
16 Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2
17 Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2—Centrelink Confirmation eServices (customer confirmation and income confirmation)
18 Exceptions to Australian Privacy Principle 9.2—Centrelink Confirmation eServices (superannuation confirmation)
Part 3—Privacy Advisory Committee
20 Travelling allowance—within Australia
Part 4—Secrecy
21 Designated secrecy provisions
Part 5—Transitional
22 Transitional
23 Application of the Privacy Amendment (Protection of Australian Farms) Regulations 2019
Schedule 1—Agencies
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key