PRIVACY ACT 1988

PART VI - PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATION NO. 7A

AMENDMENT TO PUBLIC INTEREST DETERMINATION NO. 7

(PID 7)

Under section 72 of the Privacy Act 1988, I DETERMINE that
Public Interest Determination No. 7, dated 21 October 1997 is amended as follows:

Amendments

1 Subclause 2(2)

Omit

Ashould develop guidelines subject to the Privacy Commissioner's approval to assist with the application of this Determination. The guidelines should stipulate that the provisions of the Determination should not be relied upon if a disclosure can otherwise be permitted by Information Privacy Principle 11. They should, inter alia:

and substitute

Ashall develop guidelines subject to the Privacy Commissioner's approval to assist with the application of this Determination. The guidelines shall stipulate that the provisions of the Determination shall not be relied upon if a disclosure can otherwise be permitted by Information Privacy Principle 11. They shall, inter alia:@

2 Subclause 2(2A)

Insert after subclause 2(2)

"(2A) The Department shall only make a decision under this determination in accordance with guidelines approved by the Privacy Commissioner."

3 Subclause 2(3)

Omit Ashould@, substitute Ashall@.

Dated this day of 1999.

MOIRA SCOLLAY
Privacy Commissioner