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Privacy Act 1988

No. 119, 1988

Compilation No. 102

Compilation date: 1 February 2025

                Includes amendments: Act No. 139, 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Privacy Act 1988 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
2A Objects of this Act
3 Saving of certain State and Territory laws
3A Application of the Criminal Code
4 Act to bind the Crown
5A Extension to external Territories
5B Extra‑territorial operation of Act
Part II—Interpretation
Division 1—General definitions
6 Interpretation
6AA Meaning of responsible person
6A Breach of an Australian Privacy Principle
6B Breach of a registered APP code
6BA Breach of the registered CR code
6C Organisations
6D Small business and small business operators
6DA What is the annual turnover of a business?
6E Small business operator treated as organisation
6EA Small business operators choosing to be treated as organisations
6F State instrumentalities etc. treated as organisations
6FA Meaning of health information
6FB Meaning of health service
Division 2—Key definitions relating to credit reporting
Subdivision A—Credit provider
6G Meaning of credit provider
6H Agents of credit providers
6J Securitisation arrangements etc.
6K Acquisition of the rights of a credit provider
Subdivision B—Other definitions
6L Meaning of access seeker
6M Meaning