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#### 201 Miscellaneous modifications
201 Miscellaneous modifications
> The Privacy Act applies—
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> > (a) as if a reference to the Minister were a reference to a member of the Ministerial Council nominated by that Council; and
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> > (b) as if a reference to the Governor-General were a reference to the Ministerial Council; and
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> > (c) as if a reference to the Parliament were a reference to the Parliaments of the Commonwealth and each participating jurisdiction; and
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> > (d) as if a reference to the Commonwealth or the Government of the Commonwealth were a reference to a participating jurisdiction or the Government of a participating jurisdiction; and
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> > (e) as if a reference to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal were a reference to a relevant administrative tribunal; and
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> > (f) as if a reference to the Federal Court were a reference to the Supreme Court, or another court of competent jurisdiction, of a participating jurisdiction; and
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> > (g) as if a reference to the Federal Magistrates Court were a reference to the Magistrates Court or Local Court of a participating jurisdiction; and
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> > (h) as if a reference to the Ombudsman were a reference to the Education and Care Services Ombudsman; and
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> > (i) as if a reference to a contracted service provider were a reference to a person who provides goods or services under a contract with the National Authority or a Regulatory Authority, or a subcontract for that contract; and
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> > (j) as if a reference to a Commonwealth contract, a government contract or a State contract were a reference to a contract under which goods or services are to be, or were to be, provided to the National Authority or a Regulatory Authority; and
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> > (k) as if references to arrangements or communications between a Minister of the Commonwealth and a Minister of a State included references to arrangements or communications between Ministers of States; and
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> > (l) as if a requirement for a payment to be made by the Commonwealth were a requirement for a payment to be made by the National Authority from the Authority Fund; and
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> > (m) as if it were modified so that the Commissioner’s power to authorise persons to enter premises occupied by an agency and inspect documents extends to a power to authorise any person the Commissioner considered appropriate; and
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> > (n) as if it were modified so that the provisions providing for the establishment of a Privacy Advisory Committee do not apply; and
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> > (o) as if it were modified so that the provisions relating to emergencies and disasters do not apply; and
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> > (p) as if it were modified so that the provisions relating to transferring complaints to the Ombudsman do not apply to complaints made about a Regulatory Authority; and
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> > (q) as if it were modified so that the provisions relating to the making of guidelines about medical research, health information and genetic information do not apply; and
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> > (r) as if a reference to any other Commonwealth office holder or body were a reference to the equivalent office holder or body of a participating jurisdiction; and
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> > (s) with any other modifications that are necessary for the effective administration of the Privacy Act for the purposes of the National Quality Framework.