Section 90 — Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

(1) This Part applies where a person (in this Part called a confidant) is subject to an obligation of confidence to another person (in this Part called a confider) in respect of personal information, whether the information relates to the confider or to a third person, being an obligation in respect of a breach of which relief may be obtained (whether in the exercise of a discretion or not) in legal proceedings.

(2) This Part does not apply where a criminal penalty only may be imposed in respect of the breach.

Related sections

• s 87 — Meetings of Advisory Committee
• s 88 — Travel allowance
• s 89 — Obligations of confidence to which Part applies
• s 91 — Effect of Part on other laws
• s 92 — Extension of certain obligations of confidence
• s 93 — Relief for breach etc. of certain obligations of confidence

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