Tasmania

 
OVERVIEW Limited legislation regulating privacy in the private sector.
ENACTED 2004
GENERAL PRIVACY LAWS Personal Information and Protection Act 2004 which came into effect on 5 September 2005. It applies to the public and local government sectors and the University of Tasmania.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAWS AND REGULATIONS Personal Information and Protection Act 2004 regulates the collection, maintenance, use and disclosure of personal information by personal information custodians (the Tasmanian public sector, local government authorities in Tasmania and the University of Tasmania.
TYPE OF DATA PROTECTED Personal Information.
WORKPLACE PRIVACY LAWS No legislation relevant to workplace monitoring.
TRANSBORDER TRANSFERS No legislation relevant to transborder transfers of personal information.
FINES AND SANCTIONS N/A
OTHER PRIVACY LAWS AND REGULATIONS