Legislation & links: Introduction

• Commonwealth privacy regulation
• State privacy regulation
• International privacy regulation
• Industry privacy guidelines and codes

Commonwealth privacy regulation

• Australian Law Reform Commission's Issues Paper No.31 on Privacy
• Privacy Commissioner's review of the private sector provisions of the Privacy Act 1988
• Privacy Act 1988
• Do Not Call Register Act 2006
• Do Not Call Register (Consequential Amendments) Act 2006  
• National Privacy Principles
• Guidelines to the National Privacy Principles 
• Information Privacy Principles
• Telecommunications (Consumer Protection and Service Standards) Act 1999
• Tax File Number Guidelines
• Federal Privacy Commissioner
• Credit Reporting Code of Conduct 
• Spam Act 2003
• General Information about Spam from the Australian Media and Communications Authority
• Australian eMarketing Code of Practice 2005

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State privacy regulation

For a detailed overview of State privacy regulation, check the State legislation page.

Australian Capital Territory

Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997

New South Wales

Privacy and Personal Information Act
NSW Workplace Surveillance Act 2005
Health Records and Information Privacy Act
Office of the NSW Privacy Commissioner

Northern Territory 

Ombudsman
Surveillance Devices Act 2000
Information Act

Queensland

Information Commissioner
Invasion of Privacy Act 1971

South Australia

Listening and Surveillance Devices Act 1972

Tasmania

Listening Devices Act 1991
Personal Information Privacy Act 2004
User Guide to Freedom of Information in Tasmania 

Western Australia

Office of the Information Commissioner
Surveillance Devices Act 1998

Victoria

Surveillance Devices Act 1999
Surveillance Devices (Workplace Privacy) Act 2006
Information Privacy Act 2000
Health Records Act 2001

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International privacy regulation

• APEC Privacy Framework
• OECD Guidelines
• EU Privacy Directive
• Safe Harbor Portal - US Department of Commerce

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Industry privacy guidelines and codes

• ACIF Industry Code for the Protection of Personal Information of Customers of Telecommunications Providers
• Internet Industry Association Privacy Virtual Taskforce
• Australian Direct Marketing Association Code of Practice
• Australian Bankers Association Code of Banking Practice
• EFT Code of Conduct
• Building Society Code of Practice
• Credit Union Code of Practice
• AMA Code of Ethics
• National Health and Medical Research Council Guidelines
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Code of Practice

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