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OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8: a cross-border disclosure must also satisfy APP 6.1, and the sender stays accountable, Australia

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OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8: a cross-border disclosure must also satisfy APP 6.1, and the sender stays accountable (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines, Chapter 8, key points and para 8.4 (version 1.3, 3 October 2025))	Law or ruling	Sending data to the US is two tests: APP 6 (is the disclosure allowed at all) and APP 8…	18 Oct 2026
OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8, paragraph 8.16: an enforceable contract is generally expected (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines, Chapter 8, para 8.16 (version 1.3, 3 October 2025))	Law or ruling	The holder's licence with a US buyer should itself be an enforceable contract that…	18 Oct 2026
OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8, paragraphs 8.20 and 8.21: the substantially similar law exception needs a reasonable basis (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines, Chapter 8, paras 8.20 to 8.21 (APP 8.2(a)) (version 1.3, 3 October 2025))	Law or ruling	A holder may skip the APP 8.1 steps only if it reasonably believes the US recipient is…	18 Oct 2026

OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8: a cross-border disclosure must also satisfy APP 6.1, and the sender stays accountable (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines, Chapter 8, key points and para 8.4 (version 1.3, 3 October 2025))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
Sending data to the US is two tests: APP 6 (is the disclosure allowed at all) and APP 8…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8, paragraph 8.16: an enforceable contract is generally expected (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines, Chapter 8, para 8.16 (version 1.3, 3 October 2025))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
The holder's licence with a US buyer should itself be an enforceable contract that…
Dated
18 Oct 2026
OAIC, APP Guidelines chapter 8, paragraphs 8.20 and 8.21: the substantially similar law exception needs a reasonable basis (Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Privacy Principles Guidelines, Chapter 8, paras 8.20 to 8.21 (APP 8.2(a)) (version 1.3, 3 October 2025))
Kind
Law or ruling
As stated
A holder may skip the APP 8.1 steps only if it reasonably believes the US recipient is…
Dated
18 Oct 2026

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