Hi David, Moya & Vicki. Sorry to disappoint you all but, seems I have to agree with you. Reply I have from Mandurah F.H.S. They have not been informed of any such law affecting genealogy. Could possibly apply in other sectors of the law. As it only refers to publishing details without permission, and implies that you must gain written consent to publish details of any person living. I think was possibly legislated to prevent concerns like the media, from digging into a persons past life. Would this make "The Freedom of Information Act" null & void ? Seamus: (Tout รก fait Chevalier) All mail scanned by Norton AV 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Guillaume" <dguillaume@ihug.com.au> To: <HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 1:18 PM Subject: [HantsLife] Data Protection in Australia Following up on this discussion I found a link to a Federal Government fact sheet at: http://www.law.gov.au/www/attorneygeneralHome.nsf/Web+Pages/5968463A2F 2B42C1CA256B5E001BDE85?OpenDocument which exempts genealogy from The Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000. The Private Sector Act relates to public sectors and organisations that handle tax file numbers and credit information. This legislation relates to Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory (i.e. all of Oz.). At this point I should stress that here in Oz we are governed by both Federal and State laws. I hold a NSW driver's licence and can drive anywhere in Australia on it. I could be disqualified, in NSW, for what ever reason then go to Victoria and obtain a DL there and still drive anywhere in Aust on that Victorian licence. Daft really. I also found information from the Privacy Commissioner (of New South Wales) at: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/pc.nsf/pages/dataprotect which relates to the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and it does not mention genealogy. This legislation applies to New South Wales only and seems to be the most recent regarding "data protection". There appears to be similar legislation for Victoria but I do not know about the other states and territories. So all in all I do not think that there is recent legislation, applying to all of Australia, which affect family historians greatly. (but I'm no lawyer). Probably Seamus will prove me wrong. David Guillaume. Balgownie NSW. ==== HAMPSHIRE-LIFE Mailing List ==== To contact the List Administrator: chris@chayles.freeserve.co.uk To unsubscribe from the list: Mail: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com Digest: HAMPSHIRE-LIFE-L-request@rootsweb.com In both cases put "unsubscribe" in the subject header and no text in the message box ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237