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Information Privacy Act 2009
sch.3-sec.13QPP 13—correction of personal information
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### sch.3-sec.13 QPP 13—correction of personal information
Correction
If—
an agency holds personal information about an individual; and
either—
the agency is satisfied that, having regard to a purpose for which the information is held, the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading; or
the individual requests the agency to correct the information;
the agency must take reasonable steps to correct the information to ensure that, having regard to the purpose for which it is held, the information is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant and not misleading.
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth) , schedule 1 includes privacy principles about requirements to notify other APP entities of corrections to personal information, and refusals to correct personal information (see APPs 13.2 and 13.3).
There are no equivalent QPPs for APPs 13.2 and 13.3.
Request to associate a statement
If—
the agency refuses to correct the personal information as requested by the individual; and
the individual requests the agency to associate with the information a statement that the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading;
the agency must take reasonable steps to associate the statement in a way that will make the statement apparent to users of the information.
The Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth) , schedule 1 includes a privacy principle about dealing with requests to correct personal information (see APP 13.5).
There is no equivalent QPP for APP 13.5.
An agency need not comply with QPP 13.1 in relation to a request made to the agency to correct personal information if the agency is required or authorised to refuse to correct or amend the information under the Right to Information Act or another Act regulating the amendment of personal information.
QPP 13.6 applies in relation to Queensland agencies and does not correspond to an APP.
sch 3 s 13 ins 2023 No. 32 s 74
(sch.3-sec.13-ssec) Correction
(sch.3-sec.13-ssec.13.1) If— an agency holds personal information about an individual; and either— the agency is satisfied that, having regard to a purpose for which the information is held, the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading; or the individual requests the agency to correct the information; the agency must take reasonable steps to correct the information to ensure that, having regard to the purpose for which it is held, the information is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant and not misleading. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth) , schedule 1 includes privacy principles about requirements to notify other APP entities of corrections to personal information, and refusals to correct personal information (see APPs 13.2 and 13.3). There are no equivalent QPPs for APPs 13.2 and 13.3.
(sch.3-sec.13-ssec-oc.2) Request to associate a statement
(sch.3-sec.13-ssec.13.4) If— the agency refuses to correct the personal information as requested by the individual; and the individual requests the agency to associate with the information a statement that the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading; the agency must take reasonable steps to associate the statement in a way that will make the statement apparent to users of the information. The Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth) , schedule 1 includes a privacy principle about dealing with requests to correct personal information (see APP 13.5). There is no equivalent QPP for APP 13.5.
(sch.3-sec.13-ssec.13.6) An agency need not comply with QPP 13.1 in relation to a request made to the agency to correct personal information if the agency is required or authorised to refuse to correct or amend the information under the Right to Information Act or another Act regulating the amendment of personal information. QPP 13.6 applies in relation to Queensland agencies and does not correspond to an APP.
- (a) an agency holds personal information about an individual; and
- (b) either— (i) the agency is satisfied that, having regard to a purpose for which the information is held, the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading; or (ii) the individual requests the agency to correct the information; the agency must take reasonable steps to correct the information to ensure that, having regard to the purpose for which it is held, the information is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant and not misleading.
- (i) the agency is satisfied that, having regard to a purpose for which the information is held, the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading; or
- (ii) the individual requests the agency to correct the information;
- (i) the agency is satisfied that, having regard to a purpose for which the information is held, the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading; or
- (ii) the individual requests the agency to correct the information;
- (a) the agency refuses to correct the personal information as requested by the individual; and
- (b) the individual requests the agency to associate with the information a statement that the information is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading;