Privacy Act 1988

PART IIIC - NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE DATA BREACHES  

Division 5 - Dealing with personal information involved in eligible data breaches  

Subdivision C - Other matters  

SECTION 26XE  

26XE   CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS OF THIS DIVISION  


This Division relies on the Commonwealth ' s legislative powers under paragraph 51(xxix) (external affairs) of the Constitution as it relates to giving effect to Australia ' s obligations under relevant international agreements, in particular Article 17 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966 ([1980] ATS 23).
Note:

The Covenant is in Australian Treaty Series 1980 No. 23 ([1980] ATS 23) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).




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