{"id":"F2006L04075","name":"Privacy Regulations 2006","slug":"privacy-regulations-2006","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"334 of 2006","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":61009,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2006L04075-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Privacy Regulations 2006","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nPrivacy Regulations 20061\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 334\n\nI, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Privacy Act 1988.\n\nDated 13 December 2006\n\nP. M. JEFFERY\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nPHILIP RUDDOCK\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Privacy Regulations 2006.\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Definitions\n\nIn these Regulations:\n\n> Act means the Privacy Act 1988.\n\n10 Designated secrecy provisions\n\nFor paragraph 80P (7) (d) of the Act, the following provisions of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 are prescribed:\n\n(a) section 19;\n\n(b) section 19A.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2163},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations perform exactly the narrow function authorised by section 80P(7)(d) of the Privacy Act 1988—prescribing specific secrecy provisions that limit the Commissioner's investigation powers. There is no expansion beyond this technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only four operative provisions (sections 1–3 and 10)","Single substantive rule prescribing external legislative cross-references","Requires understanding of section 80P(7)(d) of the Privacy Act to determine legal effect"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations operate under the *Privacy Act 1988* to protect census confidentiality.\n\n**What it does**\nThe regulations designate sections 19 and 19A of the *Census and Statistics Act 1905* as \"designated secrecy provisions.\"\n\n**Why this matters**\nUnder the *Privacy Act*, the Information Commissioner can investigate complaints about privacy breaches. However, the Commissioner **must not** investigate any complaint if doing so would require breaking a \"designated secrecy provision\" listed in these regulations.\n\n**Practical effect**\nIf someone complains that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) mishandled their personal information, the Privacy Commissioner cannot investigate if the investigation would force the ABS to disclose census data in breach of sections 19 or 19A. These sections make it illegal to reveal individual census answers or identifying details.\n\nIn short: **Census secrecy overrides privacy investigations.** These regulations simply name the specific census laws that trigger this exemption."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/privacy-regulations-2006","history":"/api/acts/privacy-regulations-2006/history","analysis":"/api/acts/privacy-regulations-2006/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/privacy-regulations-2006/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/privacy-regulations-2006/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/privacy-regulations-2006/documents"}}