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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.542APersonal information on register
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### sec.542A Personal information on register
This section applies if the relevant entity is satisfied someone’s personal safety would be put at risk if particular information (for example, the person’s address or other contact details) were to be included, or allowed to remain, in a register mentioned in section 540 (1) or 540A (1) .
The relevant entity must ensure the information—
is not included in a part of the register that is available to the public; and
is not included in an extract or copy of information from the register, whether or not the information is from a part of the register that is available to the public.
s 542A ins 2023 No. 6 s 111
(sec.542A-ssec.1) This section applies if the relevant entity is satisfied someone’s personal safety would be put at risk if particular information (for example, the person’s address or other contact details) were to be included, or allowed to remain, in a register mentioned in section 540 (1) or 540A (1) .
(sec.542A-ssec.2) The relevant entity must ensure the information— is not included in a part of the register that is available to the public; and is not included in an extract or copy of information from the register, whether or not the information is from a part of the register that is available to the public.
- (a) is not included in a part of the register that is available to the public; and
- (b) is not included in an extract or copy of information from the register, whether or not the information is from a part of the register that is available to the public.