QUT must comply with the provisions of a number of Acts of Parliament, but its principal responsibility is for the administration of the Queensland University of Technology Act 1998 (the QUT Act). This Act outlines the University’s governance arrangements and its general powers and functions as a university.
Because the privacy regime in Queensland is administratively based, Information Standard 42 – Information Privacy (IS42) is overridden by any legislative requirements relating to collection, access and amendment, use or disclosure of personal information where those requirements are in conflict with the Information Privacy Principles.
QUT, together with other statutory authorities, is subject to the requirements of a number of Acts which contain provisions superseding the IPPs. For example, requirements for disclosure of information in the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Qld) override the IPPs, as do relevant provisions relating to public records that are in the open access period under the Public Records Act 2002 (Qld). The University is also required to provide, either routinely or upon formal request, personal information to Commonwealth Government departments or agencies pursuant to various Commonwealth Acts, such as income tax legislation, the Higher Education Support Act 2003 and the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000.