Information Privacy Act 2014

Correction

13.1 If—

the agency must take reasonable steps to correct the information to ensure that, having regard to the purpose for which it is held, the information is accurate, up‑to‑date, complete, relevant and not misleading.

Notification of correction to third parties

13.2 If—

the agency must take reasonable steps to give the notification unless it is impracticable or unlawful to do so.

Refusal to correct information

13.3 If the public sector agency refuses to correct the personal information as requested by the individual, the agency must give the individual a written notice that sets out—

Request to associate a statement

13.4 If—

the agency must take reasonable steps to associate the statement in a way that will make the statement apparent to users of the information.

Dealing with requests

13.5 If a request is made under TPP 13.1 or TPP 13.4, the public sector agency—

Note The equivalent provision in the Commonwealth APPs includes a provision applying to certain private sector entities (see Commonwealth APP 13, s 13.5 (a) (ii)).

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

 ACT

 administrative unit

 Coroner’s Court

 corporation

 Corporations Act

 document

 DPP

 exercise (a function)

 external territory

 function

 human rights commission

 individual

 integrity commission

 judge

 magistrate

 Magistrates Court

 Minister (see s 162)

 Office of the Legislative Assembly

 officer of the Assembly

 State

 statutory office-holder

 Supreme Court

 territory authority

 territory instrumentality

 tribunal

 working day.

act—see section 10.

ACT court—

Australian law, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 14.

breach, a TPP—see section 12.

collects, personal information, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 15.

Commonwealth Act means the Privacy Act 1988 (Cwlth).

Commonwealth APPs means the Australian privacy principles set out in the Commonwealth Act, schedule 1.

complainant, in relation to a privacy complaint—see section 33.

conciliation, of a privacy complaint, for division 6.3A (Conciliation of privacy complaints)—see section 44A.

conciliation agreement, for division 6.3A (Conciliation of privacy complaints)—see section 44F (1).

consent means express or implied consent.

contracted service provider—

court or tribunal order, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 14.

de-identified, personal information, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 18.

doing, an act—see section 10 (2).

enforcement body, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 14.

enforcement-related activity, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 14.

generally available publication means a magazine, book, article, newspaper or other publication that is, or will be, generally available to members of the public—

government contract means a contract, to which the Territory or a public sector agency is a party, under which services are to be provided to—

holds, personal information, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 16.

information privacy commissioner means—

interference, with an individual’s privacy—see section 11.

misconduct, of a person includes fraud, negligence, default, breach of trust, breach of duty, breach of discipline by or any other misconduct of the person in the exercise of the person’s functions as a public official.

overseas recipient, in relation to personal information—see TPP 8.1.

parties, to the conciliation of a privacy complaint, for division 6.3A (Conciliation of privacy complaints)—see section 44A.

permitted general situation, in relation to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 19.

personal information—see section 8.

practice—see section 10.

privacy complaint—see section 33.

public sector agency—see section 9.

record—

Note Document—see the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.

related body corporate, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see the Corporations Act, section 9.

respondent, in relation to a privacy complaint—see section 33.

sensitive information, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 14.

solicits, personal information, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see section 17.

subcontractor, in relation to a government contract—see section 21 (4) (Privacy protection requirements for government contracts).

territory record, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see the Territory Records Act 2002, section 9 (3).

TPP code—see section 49.

TPP privacy policy, for schedule 1 (Territory privacy principles)—see TPP 1.3.

TPPs—see section 13 (Territory privacy principles).