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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
> A public sector agency must, in collecting personal information, collect the information directly from the individual to whom the information relates unless—
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> > (a) the individual has authorised collection of the information from someone else, or
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> > (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.