213Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act

213 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act

213 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act

(1) The Privacy Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Privacy Act applies—

(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.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2)(b), the regulations may—

(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.

(4) In this section—

Privacy Act means the Privacy Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.

s 213: Am 2017 No 32, sec 41.