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AustraliaAustraliaLawLawAct No. 128, 2024

Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

Amends the Privacy Act 1988 to require a Children's Online Privacy Code, add transparency duties for automated decisions, create a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy and a criminal offence for doxxing.

Where it stands

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Schedule 2 statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy commences (6 months after Royal Assent unless proclaimed earlier)Jun 10, 20251 year ago

Body
Parliament of Australia
Session
47th Parliament
In effect since
Dec 11, 20241 year ago
PrivacyDataKids
Official page Source: Federal Register of Legislation

Timeline

  1. Dec 10 in 2 months

    Schedule 1 Part 15 automated decision-making transparency obligations scheduled to apply

  2. Jun 10, 2025 1 year ago

    Schedule 2 statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy commences (6 months after Royal Assent unless proclaimed earlier)

  3. Dec 11, 2024 1 year ago

    Schedule 1 Parts 1 to 7 and 9 to 14 and Schedule 3 (doxxing offences) commence

  4. Dec 10, 2024 1 year ago

    Royal Assent; sections 1 to 4 commence