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National Health Security Act 2007
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24 Defence for use of information required by another law
Section 21 does not apply if: (a) a person obtains protected information for a permissible purpose; and (b) the person makes a record of, or discloses or otherwise uses, the information; and (c) the record, disclosure or use is required under another enactment of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this section: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.