142Periodic reviews of operation of Act

142 Periodic reviews of operation of Act

(1) The Minister must cause periodic reviews of the operation of this Act to be undertaken. (2) A review must start by, and be completed within 12 months (or a longer period agreed by the Minister) of: (a) the third anniversary of the commencement of this section; and (b) the day that is 3 months after the commencement of any amendments of the Privacy Act 1988 that: (i) are made in response to the review of that Act announced by the Attorney‑General on 12 December 2019; and (ii) in the Minister’s opinion, are likely to have a material impact on the data sharing scheme. (3) If subsection (2) would have the effect that a review must start before another review is completed: (a) the reviews may be combined; and (b) the combined review must be completed within 12 months (or a longer period agreed by the Minister) of the day the latest of the reviews was required to start. (4) The Minister must cause a written report about each review to be prepared. A review is taken to be completed when the Minister is given the report about the review. (5) The Minister must cause a copy of the report about each review to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the Minister receives the report.