Section 37Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Principal executive of agency

The principal executive of an agency of a kind specified in column 1 of an item in the following table is the person specified in column 2 of the item:

Item

Column 1Agency

Column 2Principal executive

1

Department

The Secretary of the Department

2

An unincorporated body, or a tribunal, referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition of agency in subsection 6(1)

The chief executive officer of the body or tribunal

3

A body referred to in paragraph (d) of the definition of agency in subsection 6(1)

The chief executive officer of the body

4

A federal court

The principal registrar of the court or the person occupying an equivalent office

5

The Australian Federal Police

The Commissioner of Police

5A

A body or tribunal referred to in paragraph (ca) of the definition of agency in subsection 6(1)

The person responsible for the day‑to‑day management of the agency

5D

A court of Norfolk Island

The registrar or principal registrar of the court or the person occupying an equivalent office

9

An eligible hearing service provider that is an individual

The individual

10

An eligible hearing service provider that is not an individual

The individual primarily responsible for the management of the eligible hearing service provider

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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