sec.4Act not intended to prevent other publication, access or amendment

### sec.4 Act not intended to prevent other publication, access or amendment This Act is not intended to prevent or discourage the publication of information or the giving of access to, or allowing the amendment of, documents otherwise than under this Act if the publication, giving of access or amendment can properly be done or is permitted or required to be done by law. To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to— the giving of access to documents to which this Act does not apply, exempt documents and contrary to public interest documents, or documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; and allowing the amendment of documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; and the publication of information and the giving of access to, or allowing the amendment of, documents by— an entity to which this Act does not apply or to which this Act does not apply in relation to a particular function; or an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; or an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply in relation to a particular function. In this section— document to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply see the Information Privacy Act 2009 , section 16 . entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply see the Information Privacy Act 2009 , section 18 (4) . s 4 sub 2023 No. 32 s 81 (sec.4-ssec.1) This Act is not intended to prevent or discourage the publication of information or the giving of access to, or allowing the amendment of, documents otherwise than under this Act if the publication, giving of access or amendment can properly be done or is permitted or required to be done by law. (sec.4-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) applies to— the giving of access to documents to which this Act does not apply, exempt documents and contrary to public interest documents, or documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; and allowing the amendment of documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; and the publication of information and the giving of access to, or allowing the amendment of, documents by— an entity to which this Act does not apply or to which this Act does not apply in relation to a particular function; or an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; or an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply in relation to a particular function. (sec.4-ssec.3) In this section— document to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply see the Information Privacy Act 2009 , section 16 . entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply see the Information Privacy Act 2009 , section 18 (4) . - (a) the giving of access to documents to which this Act does not apply, exempt documents and contrary to public interest documents, or documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; and - (b) allowing the amendment of documents to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; and - (c) the publication of information and the giving of access to, or allowing the amendment of, documents by— (i) an entity to which this Act does not apply or to which this Act does not apply in relation to a particular function; or (ii) an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; or (iii) an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply in relation to a particular function. - (i) an entity to which this Act does not apply or to which this Act does not apply in relation to a particular function; or - (ii) an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; or - (iii) an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply in relation to a particular function. - (i) an entity to which this Act does not apply or to which this Act does not apply in relation to a particular function; or - (ii) an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply; or - (iii) an entity to which the privacy principle requirements do not apply in relation to a particular function.