← Compliance glossary

Privacy Act ADM reform

FRT & privacy

The automated-decision-making reform to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Requires APP entities to update their privacy policies to explain certain uses of personal information in substantially-automated decisions with a legal or similarly significant effect. The APP 1 transparency obligation commences 10 December 2026. Broader contestability and human-oversight directions remain under reform.

This term sits in the FRT & privacy section of the working glossary — vocabulary covering facial-recognition controls and the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), including the Australian Privacy Principles and the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

Read more

Operational pillar pages

Related terms

Other terms in FRT & privacy