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or “Name of this privacy law”
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“When different parts of the Privacy Act 2020 come into effect”

This law explains when different parts of the Privacy Act 2020 start working. Some parts of the law start right away, while others start later.

The parts that start working right away are:

  • Subpart 2 of Part 3
  • Sections 213 to 215

These parts begin the day after the Governor-General signs the Act to make it official.

All the other parts of the Privacy Act 2020 start working on 1 December 2020.

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2Commencement

  1. The following provisions come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal assent:

  2. subpart 2 of Part 3; and
    1. sections 213 to 215.

      1. The rest of this Act comes into force on 1 December 2020.