Privacy Act

Privacy Act 1993

The purpose of the Privacy Act is to promote and protect individual privacy and, in particular,—

(a) To establish certain principles with respect to—

(i) The collection, use, and disclosure, by public and private sector agencies, of information relating to individuals; and

(ii) Access by each individual to information relating to that individual and held by public and private sector agencies; and

(b) To provide for the appointment of a Privacy Commissioner to investigate complaints about interferences with individual privacy; and

(c) To provide for matters incidental thereto.

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