Introduction

6.1 Part II of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) sets out a number of important definitions. While these will be discussed in detail, where relevant, throughout this Report, some core definitions are discussed below and a number of changes to these definitions are recommended. In particular, the ALRC recommends bringing the definition of ‘personal information’ more into line with international law and including some biometric information in the definition of ‘sensitive information’.