Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LOTTERIES (APPROVALS) AMENDMENT ACT 2015 (NO. 41 OF 2015) - SECT 9

after section 18, insert

18AA     Protection of personal information

    (1)     A person conducting a lottery must ensure that—

        (a)     personal information about a subscriber to the lottery is only collected if the information is necessary for the conduct of the lottery; and

        (b)     any information collected is—

              (i)     used only in accordance with this Act; and

              (ii)     stored and disposed of securely.

    (2)     In this section:

"personal information"—

        (a)     means information or an opinion, whether true or not, about—

              (i)     an identified individual; or

              (ii)     an individual whose identity can reasonably be worked out from the information or opinion; and

        (b)     includes an individual's name.