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Road Transport Act 2013
271ANational Facial Biometric Matching Capability
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#### 271A National Facial Biometric Matching Capability
271A National Facial Biometric Matching Capability
> > (1) Definitions In this section—
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> > associated personal information, in relation to a photograph, includes the name, date of birth, gender and address of the individual who appears in the photograph.
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> > authorised government agency means—
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> > > (a) Transport for NSW or any agent of Transport for NSW, and
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> > > (b) any other government agency participating in the Capability in accordance with the National Agreement.
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> > collect from the Capability includes download from the Capability.
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> > National Agreement means the Intergovernmental Agreement on Identity Matching Services entered into by the Commonwealth, the States and the Territories in October 2017 (as varied from time to time by the parties to the agreement).
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> > National Facial Biometric Matching Capability (or Capability) means the service administered by the Commonwealth under the National Agreement for facial biometric matching, and includes any database or facility that is part of that service.
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> > release to the Capability includes upload to the Capability.
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> > (2) Collection of photographs and associated personal information An authorised government agency may collect photographs and associated personal information from the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability.
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> > (3) Sections 9 and 10 of the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133) do not apply in relation to photographs and personal information collected by an authorised government agency from the Capability.
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> > (4) Keeping and use of photographs and associated personal information An authorised government agency may, for any lawful purpose in connection with the exercise of its functions, keep and use photographs and associated personal information obtained from, or disclosed to the agency under, the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability.
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> > (5) Release of photographs and associated personal information An authorised government agency may release to the National Facial Biometric Matching Capability any photographs and associated personal information held by the agency.
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> **s 271A:** Ins 2018 No 91, Sch 1 \[3\]. Am 2019 No 1, Sch 1.16 \[3\].