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Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018
63AAAuthorisations for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988
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#### 63AA Authorisations for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988
(1) A collection of sensitive information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) is taken to be authorised by this Act for the purposes of paragraph 3.4(a) of Australian Privacy Principle 3 if:
(a) the information is collected by a service provider of a Commonwealth‑funded aged care service; and
(b) the service provider has a responsibility under the funding agreement that relates to that service to manage and report incidents, and to take reasonable steps to prevent incidents, in accordance with that agreement; and
(c) the information is collected for the purposes of complying with that responsibility.
(2) A use or disclosure of personal information (within the meaning of the Privacy Act 1988) is taken to be authorised by this Act for the purposes of paragraph 6.2(b) of Australian Privacy Principle 6 if:
(a) the use or disclosure is by a service provider of a Commonwealth‑funded aged care service; and
(b) the service provider has a responsibility under the funding agreement that relates to that service to manage and report incidents, and to take reasonable steps to prevent incidents, in accordance with that agreement; and
(c) the use or disclosure is for the purposes of complying with that responsibility.