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PRIS Act
The Western Australian Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024, which establishes a WA privacy framework for State public sector agencies.
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The Western Australian Parliament passed the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (PRIS Act), which commences in stages from 2025. It creates a statutory privacy framework for WA State public sector agencies, introduces a WA Information Commissioner, and establishes rules for responsible information sharing between agencies and with private entities. The PRIS Act sits alongside the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 (which applies to private sector businesses) and applies specifically to State agencies including WA Health, TAFE, local government bodies and State owned corporations. The Act includes privacy principles based on, but distinct from, the Commonwealth APPs.
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- WA Office of the Information Commissionerinformation.wa.gov.au
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