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Australian Privacy Act 1988 — Australian Privacy Principles

Regulates the handling of personal information by Australian government agencies and private sector organizations, establishing the Australian Privacy Principles for collection, use, disclosure, and storage of personal data.

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Rules extracted

203

Obligations decomposed

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Jurisdiction

About this regulation

This source covers the 13 Australian Privacy Principles (Schedule 1), the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (Part IIIC), key provisions of Part IIIA (Credit Reporting), Part IV (Commissioner functions and powers), Part V (Investigations and enforcement), and Part VIA (Civil penalties). The APPs are the primary operational privacy obligations for APP entities.

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Rules

Decomposed

203

Obligations

7.0x

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Each rule is decomposed into an average of 7.0 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 203 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in Privacy Act 1988 is scored across independent risk dimensions:

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title: Australian Privacy Act 1988 — Australian Privacy Principles
Regulatory body: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Jurisdiction: 🇦🇺 Australia
Document type: primary-legislation
Effective date: March 12, 2014
Issuing authority: Australian Government (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner)
Industry: Workplace Safety & WHS/OHS
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

13 Australian Privacy Principles (Schedule 1) + Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (Part IIIC)

APP entitiesagenciesorganisationssmall business operators (if opted in)

Key requirements

open and transparent management
collection limitation
use and disclosure
cross-border disclosure
data quality
data security
access and correction
notifiable data breaches

Frequently asked questions about Privacy Act 1988

What is Privacy Act 1988?

Who does Privacy Act 1988 apply to?

Privacy Act 1988 applies to APP entities, agencies, organisations, small business operators (if opted in). 13 Australian Privacy Principles (Schedule 1) + Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (Part IIIC)

How many obligations does Privacy Act 1988 contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed Privacy Act 1988 into 203 atomic obligations from 29 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of Privacy Act 1988?

The key requirements include: open and transparent management, collection limitation, use and disclosure, cross-border disclosure, data quality, data security, access and correction, notifiable data breaches.

How can I assess my Privacy Act 1988 compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 203 Privacy Act 1988 obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces Privacy Act 1988?

Privacy Act 1988 is enforced in Australia by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

When did Privacy Act 1988 come into effect?

Privacy Act 1988 became effective on March 12, 2014.

What industry does Privacy Act 1988 apply to?

Privacy Act 1988 is primarily relevant to the Workplace Safety & WHS/OHS industry. AuditDSS covers 45 regulations in this industry sector.

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