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Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 6.1 and 6.2(a): use or disclosure for a secondary purpose, Australia

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Record	Kind	As stated	Dated
Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 6.1 and 6.2(a): use or disclosure for a secondary purpose (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), Sch 1, APP 6.1, 6.2(a))	Law or ruling	Licensing records to an AI buyer is a disclosure for a secondary purpose. The holder…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 8.1 and 8.2(b): disclosure to an overseas recipient (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), Sch 1, APP 8.1, 8.2(b))	Law or ruling	Before sending personal information to a US buyer the holder must take reasonable steps…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 8.3: disclosure to a prescribed country or binding scheme (in force from 11 December 2024) (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), Sch 1, APP 8.3)	Law or ruling	A disclosure to a recipient in a country prescribed by regulations needs no APP 8.1…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 16C: the holder is accountable for the overseas recipient's breaches (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 16C(2))	Law or ruling	If the buyer mishandles personal information in a way that would breach the APPs, the…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 100(1A): what the Minister must be satisfied of before prescribing a country (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 100(1A))	Law or ruling	A country can be prescribed only if its laws are at least substantially similar to the…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 6(1): definition of de-identified (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 6(1) (definition of de-identified))	Law or ruling	Personal information is de-identified when it is no longer about an identifiable or…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 6D: a small business that discloses personal information for a benefit loses the exemption (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 6D(1), (4)(c), (7))	Law or ruling	A business with turnover of $3 million or less is normally outside the APPs, but not if…	18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 7B(3): the employee records exemption (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 7B(3))	Law or ruling	Staff data is exempt only for acts directly related to the employment relationship. My…	18 Oct 2026

Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 6.1 and 6.2(a): use or disclosure for a secondary purpose (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), Sch 1, APP 6.1, 6.2(a))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
Licensing records to an AI buyer is a disclosure for a secondary purpose. The holder…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 8.1 and 8.2(b): disclosure to an overseas recipient (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), Sch 1, APP 8.1, 8.2(b))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
Before sending personal information to a US buyer the holder must take reasonable steps…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, Schedule 1, APP 8.3: disclosure to a prescribed country or binding scheme (in force from 11 December 2024) (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), Sch 1, APP 8.3)
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
A disclosure to a recipient in a country prescribed by regulations needs no APP 8.1…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 16C: the holder is accountable for the overseas recipient's breaches (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 16C(2))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
If the buyer mishandles personal information in a way that would breach the APPs, the…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 100(1A): what the Minister must be satisfied of before prescribing a country (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 100(1A))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
A country can be prescribed only if its laws are at least substantially similar to the…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 6(1): definition of de-identified (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 6(1) (definition of de-identified))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
Personal information is de-identified when it is no longer about an identifiable or…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 6D: a small business that discloses personal information for a benefit loses the exemption (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 6D(1), (4)(c), (7))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
A business with turnover of $3 million or less is normally outside the APPs, but not if…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
Privacy Act 1988, section 7B(3): the employee records exemption (Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), Compilation No. 104 (4 June 2026), s. 7B(3))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
Staff data is exempt only for acts directly related to the employment relationship. My…
Dated
18 Oct 2026