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6 TPP 6—use or disclosure of personal information
Use or disclosure
6.1 If a public sector agency holds personal information about an
individual that was collected for a particular purpose (the primary
purpose), the agency must not use or disclose the information for
another purpose (the secondary purpose) unless—
(a) the individual has consented to the use or disclosure of the
information; or
(b) TPP 6.2 or TPP 6.3 applies in relation to the use or disclosure of
the information.
Note TPP 8 sets out requirements for the disclosure of personal information to
a person who is not in Australia or an external territory.
6.2 This subsection applies in relation to the use or disclosure of personal
information about an individual if—
(a) the individual would reasonably expect the public sector agency
to use or disclose the information for the secondary purpose and
the secondary purpose is—
(i) if the information is sensitive information—directly related
to the primary purpose; or
(ii) if the information is not sensitive information—related to
the primary purpose; or
(b) the use or disclosure of the information is required or authorised
by or under an Australian law or a court or tribunal order; or
Schedule 1 Territory privacy principles
Part 1.3 Dealing with personal information
Section 6
page 54 Information Privacy Act 2014
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(c) a permitted general situation exists in relation to the use or
disclosure of the information by the public sector agency; or
Note The equivalent provision in the Commonwealth APPs includes a
provision applying to certain private sector entities (see Commonwealth
APP 6, s 6.2 (d)).
(e) the public sector agency reasonably believes that the use or
disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary for 1 or
more enforcement-related activities conducted by, or on behalf
of, an enforcement body.
6.3 This subsection applies in relation to the disclosure of personal
information about an individual by a public sector agency if—
(a) the agency is not an enforcement body; and
(b) the information is biometric information or biometric templates;
and
(c) the recipient of the information is an enforcement body; and
(d) the disclosure is conducted in accordance with the guidelines
made by the information privacy commissioner for this
subsection.
Note The equivalent provision in the Commonwealth APPs includes a
provision applying to certain private sector entities (see
Commonwealth APP 6, s 6.4).
Written note of use or disclosure
6.5 If a public sector agency uses or discloses personal information in
accordance with TPP 6.2 (e), the agency must make a written note of
the use or disclosure.
Territory privacy principles Schedule 1
Dealing with personal information Part 1.3
Section 7
R13
16/12/25
Information Privacy Act 2014
Effective: 16/12/25
page 55
Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
Related bodies corporate
6.6 If—
(a) a public sector agency is a corporation; and
(b) the agency collects personal information from a related body
corporate;
this TPP applies as if the agency’s primary purpose for the collection
of the information were the primary purpose for which the related
body corporate collected the information.
Note The equivalent provision in the Commonwealth APPs includes a
provision applying to certain private sector entities (see
Commonwealth APP 6, s 6.7).