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Privacy Act 1988
22EUse or disclosure of information by credit managers etc.
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#### 22E Use or disclosure of information by credit managers etc.
Prohibition on use or disclosure
(1) If:
(a) a person holds or held credit eligibility information about an individual; and
(b) the information was disclosed to the person by a credit provider under paragraph 21G(3)(c);
the person must not use or disclose the information, or any personal information about the individual derived from that information.
Civil penalty: 1,000 penalty units.
Permitted uses
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the use of the information if:
(a) the person uses the information for the purpose for which it was disclosed to the person under paragraph 21G(3)(c); or
(b) the use is required or authorised by or under an Australian law (other than the consumer data rules) or a court/tribunal order.
Permitted disclosure
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the disclosure of the information if:
(a) the disclosure is to the credit provider; or
(b) the disclosure is required or authorised by or under an Australian law (other than the consumer data rules) or a court/tribunal order.
Interaction with the Australian Privacy Principles
(4) If the person is an APP entity, Australian Privacy Principles 6, 7 and 8 do not apply to the person in relation to the information.
(5) If:
(a) the person is an APP entity; and
(b) the information is a government related identifier of the individual;
Australian Privacy Principle 9.2 does not apply to the person in relation to the information.