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Privacy Act 2020

Miscellaneous provisions - Regulations

215: Other regulations

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The Governor-General can make regulations for several purposes, including deciding how notices and documents are given to people under this Act. You can find more information about what a news entity is in section 7(1). The Governor-General can also make regulations about what information must be included in a compliance notice, as mentioned in section 125(1)(e).

The Governor-General can make regulations about what a lead agency must include in a report, as mentioned in section 155. The Minister in charge must talk to the Commissioner before recommending any regulations about news entities. The Minister must also be satisfied that the body acts independently and has a good process for dealing with complaints.

Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation, which means they are laws made under another law, and you can find more information about this in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations

215Other regulations

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, made on the recommendation of the responsible Minister, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. providing the procedure for giving, issuing, or serving notices and documents under this Act, including to persons or agencies who are overseas:
    1. prescribing a body as a regulatory body for the purposes of the definition of news entity in section 7(1):
      1. specifying the information to be included in a compliance notice under section 125(1)(e):
        1. prescribing the matters that the Commissioner may specify to a lead agency as matters that are to be included in a report by the lead agency under section 155:
          1. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to this Act and for its due administration.

            1. The responsible Minister may not recommend the making of regulations under subsection (1)(b) unless the Minister—

            2. has consulted with the Commissioner; and
              1. is satisfied that the body—
                1. acts independently in performing its functions and duties; and
                  1. encourages news entities to develop and observe principles, standards, or codes of conduct appropriate to the type of news activity undertaken by the entities, particularly principles, standards, or codes of conduct in relation to the privacy of individuals; and
                    1. has a proper procedure for receiving and dealing with complaints about news activities.

                    2. Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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                    Notes
                    • Section 215(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                    • Section 215(3): amended, on , by regulation 85 of the Legislation Act (Amendments to Legislation) Regulations 2021 (SL 2021/247).