Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Attorney-General, the Honourable Daryl Williams AM, QC, MP)Financial impact statement
The Bill is not expected to have any significant financial impact.
Clause 1 - Short title
1 This clause provides that the Act may be cited as the Privacy Amendment (Office of the Privacy Commissioner) Act 1998 .
Clause 2 - Commencement
2 This clause provides for the commencement of the Act. Subclause (1) provides that, subject to clause 2, the Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
3 Subclause (2) provides for the automatic commencement of the Act if it has not been proclaimed within a specified period of time.
Clause 3 - Schedules
4 This is the operative clause which gives effect to the amendments set out in the Schedules to the Act.
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