Privacy Act 1988
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The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian federal law that regulates the handling of personal information by government bodies and many private sector organizations, setting out key privacy principles and individuals’ rights.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Privacy Act 1988 canonical | 2 |
| Australian Privacy Principles | 1 |
| Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) | 1 |
| Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12880698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Privacy Act 1988 Context triple: [Commonwealth agencies, subjectTo, Privacy Act 1988]
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A.
Privacy Act 1993
The Privacy Act 1993 was New Zealand’s principal data protection law that regulated the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by public and private sector agencies.
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B.
Privacy Act (Canada)
The Privacy Act (Canada) is a federal law that governs how Canadian government institutions collect, use, and disclose personal information about individuals.
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C.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
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D.
Data Protection Act 1984
The Data Protection Act 1984 was the United Kingdom’s first comprehensive data protection law, establishing rules for the handling of personal data and creating a regulatory framework for privacy oversight.
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E.
Data Protection Act 1998
The Data Protection Act 1998 was a UK law that governed how personal data was collected, stored, and used, implementing EU data protection standards before being largely replaced by later legislation such as the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Privacy Act 1988 Target entity description: The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian federal law that regulates the handling of personal information by government bodies and many private sector organizations, setting out key privacy principles and individuals’ rights.
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A.
Privacy Act 1993
The Privacy Act 1993 was New Zealand’s principal data protection law that regulated the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by public and private sector agencies.
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B.
Privacy Act (Canada)
The Privacy Act (Canada) is a federal law that governs how Canadian government institutions collect, use, and disclose personal information about individuals.
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C.
Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that governs how federal agencies collect, maintain, use, and disclose individuals’ personal information, granting citizens rights to access and correct records about themselves.
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D.
Data Protection Act 1984
The Data Protection Act 1984 was the United Kingdom’s first comprehensive data protection law, establishing rules for the handling of personal data and creating a regulatory framework for privacy oversight.
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E.
Data Protection Act 1998
The Data Protection Act 1998 was a UK law that governed how personal data was collected, stored, and used, implementing EU data protection standards before being largely replaced by later legislation such as the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
ⓘ
privacy law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Office of the Australian Information Commissioner ⓘ |
| amendedBy |
Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012
ⓘ
Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 ⓘ
linked to:
Privacy Act 1988
various subsequent amendment Acts ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Australian Government agencies
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government agencies
certain small businesses that meet specified criteria ⓘ credit reporting bodies ⓘ health service providers ⓘ many private sector organisations in Australia ⓘ |
| citation | Cth ⓘ |
| commencementDate | 1989-01-01 ⓘ |
| contains | Australian Privacy Principles ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| defines |
personal information
ⓘ
sensitive information ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of Australia ⓘ |
| establishes |
Australian Privacy Principles
ⓘ
linked to:
Privacy Act 1988
|
| exempts |
employee records in certain circumstances
ⓘ
some small businesses under specified turnover thresholds ⓘ |
| focusesOn | information privacy rather than other privacy dimensions ⓘ |
| grantsRight |
right to access personal information held by APP entities
ⓘ
right to request correction of personal information ⓘ |
| introducedNotifiableDataBreachScheme | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision to protect the privacy of individuals, and for related purposes ⓘ |
| numberOfAustralianPrivacyPrinciples | 13 ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil penalties for serious or repeated interferences with privacy
ⓘ
determinations by the Information Commissioner ⓘ enforceable undertakings ⓘ investigation of privacy complaints by the OAIC ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect the privacy of individuals
ⓘ
to regulate collection, use, disclosure and storage of personal information ⓘ |
| regulates | handling of personal information ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freedom of Information Act 1982
ⓘ
My Health Records Act 2012 ⓘ |
| replaced |
Information Privacy Principles
ⓘ
National Privacy Principles ⓘ |
| requires |
APP entities to have a clearly expressed and up-to-date privacy policy
ⓘ
APP entities to notify eligible data breaches ⓘ APP entities to take reasonable steps to protect personal information ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1988-12-14 ⓘ |
| section |
Part IIIA regulates credit reporting
ⓘ
Schedule 1 contains the Australian Privacy Principles ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Privacy Act 1988 ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1988 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Privacy Act 1988 Description of subject: The Privacy Act 1988 is an Australian federal law that regulates the handling of personal information by government bodies and many private sector organizations, setting out key privacy principles and individuals’ rights.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Privacy Act 1988
linked to: Privacy Act 1988
linked to: Privacy Act 1988