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#### 16 Personal, family or household affairs Nothing in the Australian Privacy Principles applies to: (a) the collection, holding, use or disclosure of personal information by an individual; or (b) personal information held by an individual; only for the purposes of, or in connection with, his or her personal, family or household affairs.

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