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Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
59CMeaning of information “held” by public sector agency for Part
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59C Meaning of information “held” by public sector agency for Part
59C Meaning of information “held” by public sector agency for Part
For the purposes of this Part, personal information is held by a public sector agency if—
(a) the agency is in possession or control of the information, or
(b) the information is contained in a State record in respect of which the agency is responsible under the State Records Act 1998.
s 59C: Ins 2009 No 54, Sch 1 [1] (transferred from the Freedom of Information Act 1989 No 5). Renumbered and am 2009 No 54, Sch 1 [1]–[11]). Rep 2010 No 71, Sch 1 [10]. Ins 2022 No 74, Sch 1[11].