60APersonal Information Protection Act 2004 not to apply in certain circumstances

60A Personal Information Protection Act 2004 not to apply in certain circumstances

[Section 60A Inserted by No. 11 of 2020, Sched. 2, Applied:27 Mar 2020]

(1)  In this section –

personal information has the same meaning as in the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 ;

relevant Act means –

(a) this Act; or

(b) the Public Health Act 1997 ; or

(c) any other Act of the State, the Commonwealth, another State, or a Territory, that relates to management of an emergency or public health;

relevant body or person means a body of persons, whether or not incorporated, or a person, performing or exercising a function or power under a relevant Act;

relevant information means personal information that is, for the purposes of a relevant Act, requested, required, obtained, disclosed, or used, during a state of emergency, by a person under a relevant Act;

relevant purposes means –

(a) for the purposes of a relevant Act; or

(b) for the purposes of the performance or exercise of the functions or powers, of a relevant body or person, conferred by a relevant Act.

(2)  The Personal Information Protection Act 2004 does not apply, in relation to the disclosure, collection, exchange or use of relevant information, for the relevant purposes, by a relevant body or person.