Australia
Coverage plannedAlso: Privacy Act, APP, OAIC
VERIFIED 2026-09-17 · REVIEW BY 2027-03-16
The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 commenced mostly on 11 December 2024. The statutory tort commenced on 10 June 2025, and the automated decision-making transparency duties commence on 10 December 2026.
Instruments
No instrument recorded for Australia yet.
Regulator
Exercisable rights
Access and correction, complaint to the OAIC, and a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy
Through each lens
End user / data subject
What can I actually do about this today, and what does it cost me.
No end user / data subject analysis for Australia yet.
Business
What does this obligate us to build, and by when.
No business analysis for Australia yet.
Government
Government is one lens carrying two sub-lenses, each with judicial reviewability analysis.
No government analysis for Australia yet.
Policymaker
What did the drafters intend, and what did the text achieve.
No policymaker analysis for Australia yet.
Regulator / enforcer
What can this authority make stick on appeal.
No regulator / enforcer analysis for Australia yet.
Certifying body
What is the scope of what we are attesting to.
No certifying body analysis for Australia yet.
Front-line staff
What do I do when this lands on my desk.
No front-line staff analysis for Australia yet.
Human rights / privacy advocate
Who does this regime fail, and can that be shown.
No human rights / privacy advocate analysis for Australia yet.
Legal effects
No legal effect of any certification is recorded for Australia yet.
Sources
- Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), compilation C2026C00227 of 4 June 2026, Sch. 1 APPs 12 and 13; s. 36; Sch. 2 cl. 7; endnotes (Act 128 of 2024 commencement) · retrieved 2026-09-17 · https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03712/latest/text