Amendments Schedule 1
Schedule 1—Amendments
Privacy Act 1988
1 Subsection 6(1)
Insert:
at risk from an eligible data breach has the meaning given by
section 26WE.
eligible data breach has the meaning given by Division 2 of
Part IIIC.
2 After subsection 13(4)
Insert:
Notification of eligible data breaches etc.
(4A) If an entity (within the meaning of Part IIIC) contravenes
subsection 26WH(2), 26WK(2), 26WL(3) or 26WR(10), the
contravention is taken to be an act that is an interference with the
privacy of an individual.
3 After Part IIIB
Insert:
Part IIIC—Notification of eligible data breaches
Division 1—Introduction
26WA Simplified outline of this Part
No. 12, 2017
•
This Part sets up a scheme for notification of eligible data
breaches.
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An eligible data breach happens if:
(a) there is unauthorised access to, unauthorised disclosure
of, or loss of, personal information held by an entity;
and
Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017
Authorised Version C2017A00012
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