[Year 12 IPM] ITA legislation

[Mark Kelly]

I was worried that the new IT study design left out the Private Sector 
Act 2000 and the Digital Agenda 2000 amendments.

(I bet YOU were worried too, but didn't want alarm your family and 
friends.  If these things got out of control there could be rioting in 
the streets.)

I enquired of the Privacy Commissioner and was eventually told...

"The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 s139 says "add these 
National Privacy Principles in Schedule 3 of the Privacy Act 1988 
(Cth)". As corollary, those National Privacy Principles were added into 
the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) on 21 December 2001.
Therefore, in response to your question, there is no need to refer to 
the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 separately to the 
Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)."

So the VCAA's legal advisor is correct.

SO, there is no need in 2007 to refer to the 'private sector Act 2000' 
nor (by logical extrapolation) the 'digital agenda' amendment to the 
1968 copyright act.  Referring to the 'Privacy Act 1988' and the 
'Copyright Act 1968' will suffice for all needs.

Now you can quaff that sherry with relief

MArk (who always types "MArk" and then has to backspace to correct it. 
No more.  From here on, call me MArk, but you can continue using the 
fruity colloquial name you have always reserved for me.)

-- 
MArk Kelly
MAnager - Information Systems
MCKinnon Secondary College
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