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Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010
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262 Delegations
(1) The Regulatory Authority may in writing delegate any of its functions and powers under this Law (other than this power of delegation) to—
(a) any person employed under a public sector law of this jurisdiction; or
(b) a prescribed person or a person in a prescribed class of persons.
(2) A delegate of the Regulatory Authority must disclose to the Regulatory Authority, at the request of the Authority, any direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest the delegate may have in relation to the delegated functions and powers.
Part 13—Information, Records and Privacy
Division 1—Privacy
263 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act
(1) The Privacy Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the National Quality Framework.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Privacy Act applies—
(a) as if a reference to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner were a reference to the Office of the National Education and Care Services Privacy Commissioner; and
(b) as if a reference to the Privacy Commissioner were a reference to the National Education and Care Services Privacy Commissioner; and
(c) with any other modifications made by the national regulations.
(3) Without limiting subsection (2)(c), the national regulations may—
(a) provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Privacy Act specified in the national regulations were omitted; or
(b) provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if an amendment to the Privacy Act made by a law of the Commonwealth, and specified in the national regulations, had not taken effect; or
***Privacy Act*** means the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.
Division 2—Application of Commonwealth FOI Act