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Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998
9Collection of personal information directly from individual
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9 Collection of personal information directly from individual
9 Collection of personal information directly from individual
A public sector agency must, in collecting personal information, collect the information directly from the individual to whom the information relates unless—
(a) the individual has authorised collection of the information from someone else, or
(b) in the case of information relating to a person who is under the age of 16 years—the information has been provided by a parent or guardian of the person.