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Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
8Collection of personal information for lawful purposes
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8 Collection of personal information for lawful purposes
8 Collection of personal information for lawful purposes
(1) A public sector agency must not collect personal information unless—
(a) the information is collected for a lawful purpose that is directly related to a function or activity of the agency, and
(b) the collection of the information is reasonably necessary for that purpose.
(2) A public sector agency must not collect personal information by any unlawful means.