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Division 3.3 Other privacy compliance matters
Section 23
page 16 Information Privacy Act 2014
Effective: 16/12/25
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23 Commonwealth APPs apply to certain public sector
agencies engaged in commercial activities
(1) This section applies to the acts and practices of a public sector agency
if—
(a) the agency is prescribed by regulation; and
(b) the acts and practices relate to the agency’s commercial
activities.
(2) The Commonwealth APPs apply to the acts and practices of the
public sector agency as if the agency were an organisation within the
meaning of the Commonwealth Act.
Exemptions from application of Act Part 4
Section 24
R13
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Information Privacy Act 2014
Effective: 16/12/25
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Part 4 Exemptions from application of
Act
24 Exempt public sector agencies
This Act does not apply to the following public sector agencies:
(a) a board of inquiry under the Inquiries Act 1991;
(b) a judicial commission under the Judicial Commissions
Act 1994;
(c) the judicial council established under the Judicial Commissions
Act 1994, section 5A;
(d) a royal commission under the Royal Commissions Act 1991;
(e) Icon Water Limited, Icon Distribution Investments Limited or
Icon Retail Investments Limited;
(f) an agency prescribed by regulation.