Information Privacy

Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)

Sections of the act with annotations

The sections of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) (IP Act) which have been annotated are bolded. Sections which do not have annotations are not included.

The complete and current reprint of the IP Act is available from the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel.

The reprints used for the Office of the Information Commissioner’s annotated legislation are sourced from, and used with the permission of, the Office of The Queensland Parliamentary Counsel. The annotated legislation is updated from time to time to incorporate significant amendments.

• Chapter 1 Preliminary (1-25)
  • Part 2 Interpretation (11-25)
    • 12 Meaning of personal information
      • Key published decisions applying Section 12 IP Act
• Chapter 2 Queensland Privacy Principles
• Chapter 3 QPP codes and guidelines for permitted general situations
• Chapter 3A Mandatory notification of data breach
• Chapter 4 Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner (134-163)
• Chapter 5 Privacy complaints (164-178)
• Chapter 6 Protections and offences (179-188)
• Chapter 7 Miscellaneous provisions (189-201)
• Chapter 8 Transitional provisions (202-214)
• Schedule 1 Documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply
• Schedule 2 Excluded entities
• Schedule 3 Queensland Privacy Principles
• Schedule 4 Permitted general situations and permitted health situations
• Schedule 5 Dictionary