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Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
27AExemptions relating to information exchanges between public sector agencies
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#### 27A Exemptions relating to information exchanges between public sector agencies
27A Exemptions relating to information exchanges between public sector agencies
> A public sector agency is not required to comply with the information protection principles with respect to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information if—
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> > (a) the agency is providing the information to another public sector agency or the agency is being provided with the information by another public sector agency, and
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> > (b) the collection, use or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary—
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> > > (i) to allow any of the agencies concerned to deal with, or respond to, correspondence from a Minister or member of Parliament, or
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> > > (ii) to enable inquiries to be referred between the agencies concerned, or
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> > > (iii) to enable the auditing of the accounts or performance of a public sector agency or group of public sector agencies (or a program administered by an agency or group of agencies).
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> **ss 27A–27C:** Ins 2015 No 69, Sch 1 \[6\].