{"id":"F1997B02194","name":"Statistics Regulations 1983","slug":"statistics-regulations-1983","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"43 of 1950","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29499,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B02194-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"Census and Statistics Act 1905","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"Census and Statistics Act 1905","content":"Schedule Undertaking of fidelity and secrecy\n\n(regulation 4)\n\n## Census and Statistics Act 1905\n\n## UNDERTAKING OF FIDELITY AND SECRECY\n\n    I,\\[Name\\] of \\[Address\\]\n\nbeing an officer within the meaning of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, hereby undertake that I will faithfully and to the best of my ability execute the powers or duties conferred or imposed on me by or under that Act or the regulations and that I will not, except\n\n(a) in accordance with a determination under that Act; or\n\n(b) for the purposes of that Act,\n\n    either directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate any information furnished in pursuance of that Act to any person (other than the person from whom the information was obtained).\n\nDated 19 .\n\n\\[Signature of officer\\]\n\nSigned in the presence of:\n\n\\[Signature and legible statement of name and address of witness\\]","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"UNDERTAKING OF FIDELITY AND SECRECY","sectionType":"schedule","heading":"UNDERTAKING OF FIDELITY AND SECRECY","content":"## UNDERTAKING OF FIDELITY AND SECRECY\n\n    I,\\[Name\\] of \\[Address\\]\n\nbeing an officer within the meaning of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, hereby undertake that I will faithfully and to the best of my ability execute the powers or duties conferred or imposed on me by or under that Act or the regulations and that I will not, except\n\n(a) in accordance with a determination under that Act; or\n\n(b) for the purposes of that Act,\n\n    either directly or indirectly, divulge or communicate any information furnished in pursuance of that Act to any person (other than the person from whom the information was obtained).\n\nDated 19 .\n\n\\[Signature of officer\\]\n\nSigned in the presence of:\n\n\\[Signature and legible statement of name and address of witness\\]","sortOrder":1}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2835},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The provided content consists solely of the Schedule containing the undertaking form. Without the substantive body of the Statistics Regulations 1983, it is not possible to assess whether the overall legislative instrument has expanded beyond its original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Simple standardized template with fill-in fields only (name, address, date, signatures)","Clear binary condition: absolute secrecy except for two enumerated statutory purposes","No defined terms, cross-references, or conditional nesting within the provided text","Note: Provided text appears to be an incomplete extract consisting only of the Schedule (regulation 4) with duplicated content"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a **template form** that Australian Bureau of Statistics officers (and other officials under the Census and Statistics Act 1905) must sign, swearing to keep your census data secret.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Creates a legal promise (undertaking) that officers will faithfully perform their duties\n- Imposes a strict **secrecy obligation**: officers cannot reveal any statistical information they collect to anyone—except back to the person who originally provided it\n- **Two narrow exceptions** allow disclosure: (1) if specifically permitted by a formal determination under the Act, or (2) if needed for legitimate statistical purposes under the Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis form is the legal mechanism that protects census confidentiality. When you fill out your census form, this undertaking ensures the officer handling your data cannot share your personal details with other government departments, police, employers, or family members. This legal lock-box helps maintain public trust so people answer census questions honestly."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This schedule presents a formal undertaking that binds officers to faithful performance and to secrecy, subject to exceptions already provided in the Census and Statistics Act 1905 (Schedule, regulation 4). It does not, on its face, expand or narrow the statutory powers or the statutory exceptions; rather it records and operationalises those duties in a signed form. Any change in substantive scope would depend on amendments to the underlying Act or the determinations made under it, not on this undertaking form itself."},"complexity_factors":["Short, single-purpose text: a brief standard form with two core obligations (faithful execution and secrecy).","Cross-reference to the Census and Statistics Act 1905 for key definitions and exceptions (e.g. definition of 'officer' and what a 'determination under that Act' permits), which requires consulting the Act to resolve scope.","Use of open-ended phrase 'for the purposes of that Act', which can be interpretively broad and may create uncertainty without reference to the Act's drafting and administrative practice.","No penalties, enforcement mechanisms, or detailed procedures contained in the form itself — enforcement questions sit outside this text.","Formal witness and signature requirements add a small procedural step but no legal complexity in themselves."],"plain_english_summary":"The instrument requires officers under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 to sign a short, witnessed undertaking to perform their duties faithfully and keep supplied information confidential, except where disclosure is authorised by the Act or is for Act purposes. It affects those officers, people who supply information to the Bureau, and third parties seeking access. It matters because it formalises personal secrecy obligations, channels disclosures through existing statutory determinations, and creates modest administrative and compliance duties for agencies."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/statistics-regulations-1983","history":"/api/acts/statistics-regulations-1983/history","analysis":"/api/acts/statistics-regulations-1983/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/statistics-regulations-1983/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/statistics-regulations-1983/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/statistics-regulations-1983/documents"}}