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Privacy Act 2020

Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information - Information sharing

160: Relevant Minister must present copy of report under section 159(1) and report setting out Government's response to House of Representatives

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"The Minister must give a copy of a report to the House of Representatives and explain how the Government will respond to it."

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When a report is made under section 159(1), you need to know the relevant Minister has to do a few things. The Minister must give a copy of this report to the House of Representatives within 5 working days of getting it, or as soon as possible when Parliament is next in session. The Minister then has to present another report to the House of Representatives, which explains how the Government will respond to the first report made under section 159(1).

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160Relevant Minister must present copy of report under section 159(1) and report setting out Government's response to House of Representatives

  1. The relevant Minister must—

  2. present a copy of a report under section 159(1) to the House of Representatives within 5 working days after receiving it from the Commissioner or, if Parliament is not in session, as soon as practicable after the commencement of the next session of Parliament; and
    1. as soon as practicable after complying with paragraph (a), present a report to the House of Representatives setting out the Government's response to the report under section 159(1).

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