Privacy
5. Exemption from Privacy Laws
Authors: Staff Legal Eagle
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Last updated: 14 Aug 2015
- Some individuals and organisations are not required to comply with privacy law. The Australian privacy law does extend to cover:
- state or territory government authorities and agencies such as public hospitals and health care facilities if they are covered under relevant state or territory legislation;
- individuals who are acting in a personal capacity such as your neighbours;
- public schools;
- most universities except for private universities and the Australian National University;
- the operators of small businesses except in certain situations;
- media organisations acting in a journalistic capacity; and
- registered political parties and their representatives.
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