Australian Capital Territory
Information Privacy Regulation 2014
Subordinate Law SL2014-25

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Information Privacy Act 2014.
Dated 10 October 2014.
Simon Corbell
Minister
Andrew Barr
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Information Privacy Regulation 2014
Subordinate Law SL2014-25
made under the
Information Privacy Act 2014

    

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Dictionary	1
	4	Notes	1
	5	Asbestos Response Taskforce a public sector agency—Act, s 9 (h)	1
	6	Exemptions—Act, s 25 (1) (h)	2
Dictionary		3

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Information Privacy Regulation 2014.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other terms defined elsewhere.
For example, the signpost definition ‘class, of a building—see the Building Act 2004, dictionary.’ means that the term ‘class’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this regulation.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Asbestos Response Taskforce a public sector agency—Act, s 9 (h)
The asbestos response taskforce is prescribed.
6	Exemptions—Act, s 25 (1) (h)
	(1)	The following public sector agencies are prescribed:
	(a)	the Environment and Planning Directorate;
	(b)	the asbestos response taskforce.
	(2)	The Act does not apply to a prescribed public sector agency in relation to the disclosure of information about whether residential premises contain, or have contained, loose-fill asbestos insulation including any relevant related information (other than the identity of an individual) to the following people:
	(a)	anyone who was an owner of the premises or who is, or was, an occupier of the premises;
	(b)	anyone who has carried out, is carrying out or intends to carry out building work on the premises.
Examples—relevant related information 
·	existence of clearance certificate by asbestos removalist on building file
·	that premises have been demolished
·	date of demolition of premises
Note	An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).

Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
·	in relation to
·	prescribed.
Note 3	Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Information Privacy Act 2014 (see Legislation Act, s 148).  For example, the following term is defined in the Information Privacy Act 2014, dict:
·	public sector agency (see s 9).
asbestos response taskforce means the asbestos response taskforce established by the ACT government in June 2014.
building work—see the Building Act 2004, section 6.
class, of a building—see the Building Act 2004, dictionary.
loose-fill asbestos insulation means loose-fill amosite or crocidolite asbestos used as ceiling insulation.
residential premises means premises, or a part of premises, that are a class 1, class 2 or class 10 building.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 16 October 2014.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2014