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Schedule 4 Exempt laws relating to
occupations
(see s 49)
1 Exempt laws
The laws specified or described in this Schedule are exempt from
the operation of this Act to the extent indicated.
2 Medical practitioners
The following laws, to the extent that they deal with the occupation
of medical practitioners as referred to in them:
Medical Practice Act 1992 of New South Wales
Medical Practice Act 1994 of Victoria
Medical Act 1939 of Queensland
Medical Act 1894 of Western Australia
Medical Practitioners Act 1983 of South Australia
Medical Practitioners Registration Act 1996 of Tasmania
Medical Act 1995 of the Northern Territory.
Schedule 1
Privacy of information collected under the Act Schedule 5
Interpretation Part 1
Clause 1
R4
01/12/15
Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
Effective: 01/12/15
page 63
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
Schedule 5 Privacy of information
collected under the Act
(see s 39)
Part 1 Interpretation
1 Interpretation
In this Schedule—
consent means express consent or implied consent.
individual means a natural person.
individual concerned, in relation to personal information or a record
of personal information, means the individual to whom the
information relates.
personal information means information or an opinion (including
information or an opinion forming part of a database), whether true
or not, and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an
individual whose identity is apparent, or can reasonably be
ascertained, from the information or opinion.
record means—
(a) a document; or
(b) database (however kept); or
(c) a photograph or other pictorial representation of a person;
but does not include—
(d) a generally available publication; or
(e) anything kept in a library, art gallery or museum for the
purposes of reference, study or exhibition; or
(f) letters or other articles in the course of transmission by post.
Schedule 1
Schedule 5 Privacy of information collected under the Act