Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TRANS-TASMAN MUTUAL RECOGNITION ACT 1997 No. 190 of 1997 - SECT 39

(2) It is the duty of each local registration authority of an Australian jurisdiction to prepare and make available guidelines and information regarding the operation of this Part in relation to the occupations for which the authority is responsible.

(3) The first such guidelines and information are to be available within 6 months after the commencement of this section.

(4) In dealing with information obtained or to be obtained under this Act, a local registration authority of an Australian jurisdiction must have regard to the principles relating to information privacy set out in Schedule 5.

(5) Nothing in subsection (4) or in Schedule 5:

(a) affects the operation or validity of any decision or other action taken under this Act; or

(b) gives rise to, or can be taken into account in, any civil cause of action; or

(c) creates rights or duties that are enforceable in judicial or other proceedings.