{"id":"F2014L00245","name":"Issuing of guidelines under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988","slug":"issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":128426,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2014L00245-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Issuing of guidelines under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 20.2\ntitle: Letter to Timothy\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nIssuing of guidelines under section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988\n\n \n\nI, Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council, hereby issue under subsection 95(1) of the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) guidelines for the protection of privacy by agencies in the conduct of medical research, entitled Guidelines under s95 of the Privacy Act 1988, 2014.\n\n \n\nThis has the effect of revoking all previous versions of the guidelines.\n\n \n\nThe Guidelines under s95 of the Privacy Act 1988, 2014 commence on 12 March 2014.  \n\n \n\n \n\nProfessor Warwick Anderson\n\nChief Executive Officer  \n\n \n\n6 March 2014\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2735},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument exercises the specific power in section 95(1) of the Privacy Act 1988 to issue guidelines for privacy protection in medical research conducted by agencies. It does not expand beyond the original statutory purpose; it simply updates the guidelines to the 2014 version and revokes outdated predecessors."},"complexity_factors":["Brief procedural instrument containing only 3 substantive sentences","No interpretation section or defined terms","Single cross-reference to enabling legislation (s95(1) Privacy Act 1988)","Simple revocation of previous versions without transitional provisions or conditional logic"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument, issued by the NHMRC CEO, formally releases the Guidelines under s95 of the Privacy Act 1988 (2014), replacing prior versions and taking effect 12 March 2014. It sets the privacy standards government agencies and their researchers must follow when using personal information in medical research, balancing public-health benefits with individuals’ privacy rights."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988","history":"/api/acts/issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988/history","analysis":"/api/acts/issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/issuing-of-guidelines-under-section-95-of-the-privacy-act-1988/documents"}}