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4 Amendment history
Commencement
s 2 om LA s 89 (4)
Relationship with other laws
s 6 am A2016-55 amdt 4.22
Meaning of public sector agency
s 9 am A2014-49 amdt 1.20
Definitions—sch 1
s 14 def enforcement body am A2018-52 amdt 1.82; pars renum
R9 LA
def enforcement-related activity am A2018-52 amdt 1.83;
pars renum R9 LA
Meaning of permitted general situation in relation to the collection, use or
disclosure of personal information—sch 1
s 19 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Privacy protection requirements for government contracts
s 21 am A2017-5 amdt 1.13, amdt 1.14
Commonwealth APPs apply to certain public sector agencies engaged in
commercial activities
s 23 am A2016-55 amdt 4.23
Exempt public sector agencies
s 24 am A2014-49 amdt 1.21; pars renum R2 LA; A2015-15
amdt 3.41; A2015-1 amdt 1.4; pars renum R5 LA
Exempt acts or practices
s 25 am A2014-49 amdt 1.22; A2016-55 amdts 4.24-4.26;
A2021-12 amdt 3.61, amdt 3.62; A2024-16 amdt 1.1
How may a privacy complaint be made?
s 35 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Dealing with privacy complaints
s 40 am A2025-22 s 17
Commissioner may conciliate privacy complaint
s 41A ins A2025-22 s 18
Conciliation of privacy complaints
div 6.3A hdg ins A2025-22 s 19
Definitions—div 6.3A
s 44A ins A2025-22 s 19
def conciliation ins A2025-22 s 19
def conciliation agreement ins A2025-22 s 19
def parties ins A2025-22 s 19
Endnotes
Amendment history
page 74 Information Privacy Act 2014
Effective: 16/12/25
R13
16/12/25
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
Parties must attend conciliation
s 44B ins A2025-22 s 19
Attendance at conciliation—people other than parties
s 44C ins A2025-22 s 19
Conduct of conciliation
s 44D ins A2025-22 s 19
Conciliated agreements
s 44E ins A2025-22 s 19
Use of conciliation agreement by commissioner
s 44F ins A2025-22 s 19
End of conciliation
s 44G ins A2025-22 s 19
Admissibility of evidence
s 44H ins A2025-22 s 19
Conciliation attendees protected from civil liability
s 44I ins A2025-22 s 19
Commissioner must tell parties application may be made to court
s 45 sub A2025-22 s 20
Development of TPP codes and proposed amendment of TPP codes
s 50 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Information privacy commissioner may make guidelines
s 55 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Instruments made under this Act
s 56 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Approved forms
s 57 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Regulation-making power
s 58 am A2025-29 amdt 4.97
Access to, and correction of, personal information
sch 1 pt 1.5 am A2014-49 amdt 1.23, amdt 1.24; A2016-55 amdt 4.27
Dictionary
dict am A2014-49 amdt 1.25; A2018-52 amdt 1.84
def conciliation ins A2025-22 s 21
def conciliation agreement ins A2025-22 s 21
def parties ins A2025-22 s 21
Endnotes
Earlier republications 5
R13
16/12/25
Information Privacy Act 2014
Effective: 16/12/25
page 75
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to
the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in
electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised
republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are
marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an
authorised republication are identical.
Republication
No and date
Effective Last
amendment
made by
Republication
for
R1
1 Sept 2014
1 Sept 2014-
16 Nov 2014
not amended new Act
R2
17 Nov 2014