The Law Handbook 2024

Index 1191 Ombudsman services replaced by 419, 716, 730 privacy complaints 1125 superannuation complaints 415, 418, 716 review of insurer’s decision 419 review of trustee’s decision 418, 419 Superannuation Complaints Tribunal replaced by 716 Australian Financial Security Authority (AFSA) 367 administration of bankruptcy law 365, 367 bankruptcy procedure 379–82 contact details 387 debt agreement procedure 384–5 Official Receiver (AFSA) 367, 370, 379, 382, 384 Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (AFSA) 367 website 348, 365, 367, 379, 386, 387 Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) 730, 876, 878 complaints to 730, 841, 876, 878 contact details 730, 850, 879 functions 876 supporting registration boards 878 Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) age discrimination complaints 890–1 complaint form 984 complaints to 984, 1002–3, 1005 contact details 751, 792, 894, 1006, 1148 disability related complaints 792, 801 discrimination complaints 249, 792, 890–1, 984, 1002 court proceedings where unresolved 1003 procedure 1002–3 spent convictions 249 Federal Discrimination Law 2016 1002 human rights and technology inquiry 1096 human rights inquiries 1005 police, complaints against 1143, 1148 prisoners complaints to 237 corresponding with 231 racial discrimination complaints 739 sexual harassment complaints 163 termination of complaints 1002–3 UNICCPR, monitoring compliance with 1093 website 163, 751, 894, 984, 1002, 1006 workplace discrimination inquiries 1006 Australian Information Commissioner see Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Australian law common law 3, 10, 11 constitutions 4–5 finding 10–12, 78–9 inconsistent federal and State laws 2–3, 5 judge-made law 3–4, 10, 11 online information 11 Parliament-made law 2–3, 10 precedent 3–4, 10 sources of 2–4 websites 11 Australian Law Reform Commission 10 Australian Law Reports 11 Australian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) 11 Australian Legal Monthly Digest 11 Australian Press Council 1014 privacy standards 1099 Australian Privacy Commissioner see Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) 742, 1096–1105 access to information 1104 anonymity 1101 APP entity 1098 application 1098 breach 1099–100 notifying Information Commissioner 1100 collection of personal information 1101 complaints of breach 1113 correction of information 1104 cross-border disclosure 1103 direct marketing 1102–3 disclosure of personal information 1102 dispute resolution 1100 employee records exemption 1098 enforceable undertakings 1099 enforcement 1099–100 exemptions 1098–9 freedom of information and 1103, 1104, 1108 government-related identifiers 1103 guidelines 1097 hospitals and health services 871 insurance, application to 963 internet privacy 742 IPPs replaced by 1097 journalism exemption 1099 management of personal information 1101 non-business situations 1098 notifiable data breaches 1100, 1109 NPPs replaced by 1097 permitted general situation exception 1099 personal information 742, 1096, 1097 political exemption 1099 Privacy (Australian Government Agencies – Governance) APP Code 1099 public interest determinations 1099 quality of information 1103 security of information 1104 small business exemption 1098 state of emergency/disaster exemption 1099 tax file numbers and 1109 use of personal information 1102 Australian Register of Trade Marks 773 Australian Registrars National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) 562 Australian Retail Credit Association 1108 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) business name search 745, 775 company search 723, 775 consumer credit regulation 345, 420 consumer law advice 713 contact details 345, 387, 431, 462, 627, 713, 776, 963 credit law, guidance on 420 credit provider regulatory guide 427 crowd funding guidelines 750 debt collection guidelines 338, 461 ePayments Code administered by 744 insurance disputes 959, 962–3 MoneySmart website 387, 388–9 Register 775 standing to apply to court 430 website 420, 431, 627, 713, 745, 776 Australian Taxation Office (ATO) 395 business infoline 405 contact details 407, 419, 562, 627, 914 data matching 1109 not-for-profit organisation enquiries line 620 publications 395 tax file numbers 1109 tax guides on website 395 website 338, 395, 399, 610, 618, 914 Australian Trade Mark Search 773, 775 Austudy 318–19 activity test 319 eligibility 318 Health Care Card 334–5 multiple entitlement exclusion 319 participation failure 319 rate 319 taxation 337 autopsies 875–6, 918 B Bacchus Marsh Child and Family Services 392 bail 195–213 Aboriginal applicant 201, 207 COVID-19 and 207 exceptional circumstance 207 refusal, procedure on 198 accused already on bail 195 appeal against orders 212 appeal, pending 20, 212–13 application for 199 child 198, 201 considerations 199–201 contested 201 hearing 197, 201 prohibition on publication of information about 202 time for making 199 vulnerable applicant 198, 201 arrest of person on 175, 195, 210 Bail Act 1977 (Vic) 195 2017 amendments 195 bail justices 28, 196, 210–11 bond 196 Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 209–10 children 41, 45 application by 201, 206 bail hearing 198 compelling reason, 208 exceptional circumstance 206 refusal, procedure on 198 concept of 195 conditions 196–7, 210 breach of 197, 209, 210 conduct condition 196, 210