Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2005


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Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2005

An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection Act 2004

[Royal Assent 15 September 2005]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1.   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2005 .

2.   Commencement

(1)  This Act commences on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(2)  However, if this Act does not receive the Royal Assent before the day on which the Principal Act commences, this Act is taken to have commenced, immediately after the Principal Act, on that day.

3.   Principal Act

In this Act, the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 is referred to as the Principal Act.

4.    Section 9 amended (Law enforcement information)

Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting " 10(1)(a) , (b) , (c) and (e) " and substituting "10(1)";
(b) by omitting "kept or made" and substituting "collected or held".

5.    Schedule 1 amended (Personal Information Protection Principles)

Clause 10(6) of Schedule 1 to the Principal Act is amended by inserting ", or without complying with clause 1(5)," after "other person".

[Second reading presentation speech made in:

House of Assembly on 25 AUGUST 2005

Legislative Council on 31 AUGUST 2005]