Privacy Act 2020

Access to and correction of personal information - Correction of personal information

59: Individuals may make correction requests

You could also call this:

"You can ask to fix mistakes in your personal information"

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You can ask for a correction to be made to your personal information. You or someone representing you can make this request. This is called a correction request.

You can find more information about this by looking at the law from 1993. This law is related to the one that says you can make a correction request. It helps to understand how this works.

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"Understanding key terms for fixing or updating your personal information"


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Part 4Access to and correction of personal information
Correction of personal information

59Individuals may make correction requests

  1. A correction request may be made only by the individual concerned or the individual’s representative.

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