1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection (Transitional) Regulation 1999.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on 1 February 1999.
3 Notes
The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation.
4 Construction of certain references
In the Privacy Committee Act 1975, or in any other Act (except the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998) or in any other instrument:(a) a reference to the Privacy Committee is to be construed as a reference to the Privacy Commissioner, and(b) a reference to a member of the Privacy Committee is to be construed as a reference to a member of the staff of the Privacy Commissioner.
5 Transitional application of Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment (Prisoners) Act 2002
(1) Sections 53 and 55 of the Act, as amended by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment (Prisoners) Act 2002, extend to the following:(a) conduct of a public sector agency that occurred before the commencement day, if an application in relation to that conduct has not been made under the section concerned before the commencement of this clause,(b) applications made under either of those sections in relation to conduct that occurred before the commencement day, and not finally determined, before the commencement of this clause.(2) Nothing in this clause affects a decision to pay, or an order for the payment of, monetary compensation made under section 53 or 55 of the Act before the commencement of this clause.(3) In this clause:commencement day means the date of commencement of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment (Prisoners) Act 2002.the Act means the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.cl 5: Ins 12.12.2002.