Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act
213 Application of Commonwealth Privacy Act
The
Privacy Act applies as a law of a participating jurisdiction for the purposes of the national registration and accreditation scheme.
For the purposes of subsection (1), the Privacy Act applies—
as if a reference to the Commissioner were a reference to the National
Health Practitioner Privacy Commissioner; and
with any other modifications made by the regulations.
Without limiting subsection (2)(b), the regulations may—
provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if a provision of the Privacy Act specified in the regulations were omitted; or
provide that the Privacy Act applies under subsection (1) as if an amendment to the Privacy Act made by a law of the
Commonwealth, and specified in the regulations, had not taken effect; or
confer jurisdiction on a tribunal or court of a participating jurisdiction.
In this section—
Privacy
Act means the Privacy
Act 1988 of the Commonwealth, as in force from time to time.
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