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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009
sec.213Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act
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### sec.213 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act
The Privacy Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme.
For the purposes of subsection (1) , the Privacy Act applies—
as if a reference to the Commissioner were a reference to the National Health Practitioner Privacy Commissioner; and
with any other modifications made by the regulations.
Without limiting subsection (2) (b) , the regulations may—
provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Privacy Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or
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 regulations, had not taken effect; or
confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.
In this section—
Privacy Act means the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.
sch s 213 amd 2017 No. 32 s 41
(sec.213-ssec.1) The Privacy Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme.
(sec.213-ssec.2) For the purposes of subsection (1) , the Privacy Act applies— as if a reference to the Commissioner were a reference to the National Health Practitioner Privacy Commissioner; and with any other modifications made by the regulations.
(sec.213-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2) (b) , the regulations may— provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Privacy Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or 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 regulations, had not taken effect; or confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.
(sec.213-ssec.4) In this section— Privacy Act means the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.
- (a) as if a reference to the Commissioner were a reference to the National Health Practitioner Privacy Commissioner; and
- (b) with any other modifications made by the regulations.
- (a) provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Privacy Act specified in the 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 regulations, had not taken effect; or
- (c) confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.