chosen legislative provision - Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) s6 (definition of 'personal information')

Part I Identify: a) The full title of statute to which the provision belongs;

b) The heading of the Part and/or Division which contains the provision;

c) The Government Department responsible for the statute (as per the latest Administrative Arrangements Order);

d) The details of its passage through Parliament, including when it passed each House and whether it was referred to any parliamentary committees (if available on www.aph.gov.au), and e) At least one Head of Power in s 51 of the Constitution which might support the passage of the law you have chosen.

Part II Explain:

f) The significance of the provision you have selected (eg how it regulates a particular issue, or governs people's behaviour), and

g) How you would change (reform) it to effect change in society or certain people's lives.

Required Approach

Focus on the statute you have chosen and its purposes/effects. Avoid discussing other legislation (except for the Constitution) unless such discussion is necessary to support an argument you are making. Some discussion of the political background to your chosen law may be necessary to explain its effect and/or the values which underpin it

Additional Resources

You can find when your statute passed the Parliament by using the 'Bills and Legislation' search on the Parliament's website: . NB If your chosen statute was not passed during the current term of Parliament, you will need to search for Bills passed in the correct year. You can search for the current version of your statute/provision on the Federal Register of Legislation: . 4 Research on the policy considerations behind the legislation should be conducted at first instance using the Explanatory Materials accompanying the Bill, which can be found on the website of Parliament (linked above) alongside each Bill. Reputable sources such as major media outlets (eg The Conversation, The Age, The Guardian or The Australian) may also be used, with appropriate citations. NB paywalled news sources can usually be searched through RMIT Library databases such as Factiva.

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Please make sure you relate to Australian law and constitution