Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Regulation 2011 (NSW)

2011 No 138

New South Wales

Privacy and Personal Information

Protection Amendment Regulation

2011

under the

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

JOHN HATZISTERGOS, MLC

Attorney General

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to exempt the Election Funding Authority from the provisions of Part 6 of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, which restrict the disclosure of personal information contained in public registers. The exemption will apply to the registers of candidates, third-party campaigners, party agents and official agents kept by the Authority under Part 4 of the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981. This Regulation is made under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998, including section 71 (the general regulation-making power).

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2011 No 138
Clause 1	Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Regulation 2011

Privacy and Personal Information Protection

Amendment Regulation 2011

under the

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection
Amendment Regulation 2011.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Privacy and Personal Information Protection Regulation 2005

Clause 6 Exemptions in relation to public registers

Insert after clause 6 (5):

(6) The Election Funding Authority is exempt from the provisions of Part 6 of the Act with respect to a register kept under Part 4 of the Election Funding, Expenditure and Disclosures Act 1981.