Energy and Water Ombudsman Act 2006
sec.25AUse and disclosure of personal information
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sec.25A Use and disclosure of personal information
For the QPPs under the Information Privacy Act 2009 , the making of a dispute referral is, of itself, taken to be agreement by each party to their personal information relevant to the dispute— being used by the energy and water ombudsman or either party for a preliminary inquiry or investigation concerning the dispute; or being disclosed by the ombudsman to a party or from a party to the ombudsman for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or if a party is required to disclose the information under section 24 (2) or 29 , being disclosed to the ombudsman. In this section— party means a party to the dispute referral. s 25A ins 2012 No. 1 s 81 amd 2023 No. 32 s 141 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.25A-ssec.1) For the QPPs under the Information Privacy Act 2009 , the making of a dispute referral is, of itself, taken to be agreement by each party to their personal information relevant to the dispute— being used by the energy and water ombudsman or either party for a preliminary inquiry or investigation concerning the dispute; or being disclosed by the ombudsman to a party or from a party to the ombudsman for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or if a party is required to disclose the information under section 24 (2) or 29 , being disclosed to the ombudsman. (sec.25A-ssec.2) In this section— party means a party to the dispute referral.
- (a) being used by the energy and water ombudsman or either party for a preliminary inquiry or investigation concerning the dispute; or
- (b) being disclosed by the ombudsman to a party or from a party to the ombudsman for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) ; or
- (c) if a party is required to disclose the information under section 24 (2) or 29 , being disclosed to the ombudsman.