Instrument and legal status
Jurisdiction: Australia
Issuer: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Publication / adoption date: 2026-09-30
Status: Regulator guidance — supporting an enacted future requirement, not a new Act
Effective / applicability date: Supports statutory requirements commencing 2026-12-10
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
FACT — official development
The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 enacted APP privacy-policy transparency requirements commencing 2026-12-10. They apply where an APP entity arranges for a computer program to make, or do something substantially and directly related to making, a decision that could reasonably significantly affect an individual’s rights or interests, and uses personal information about that individual in the program. As of 2026-10-03 these requirements are enacted but not yet applicable.
INTERPRETATION — governance relationship
This development should be read within the existing Australia governance architecture. Its legal force is regulator guidance — supporting an enacted future requirement, not a new act; the Observatory does not infer broader obligations from its title.
IMPLICATION — enterprise relevance
Use the fact sheets, flowchart and APP 1 guidance for inventory and disclosure readiness.