Part 1Interpretation

Part 1 Interpretation Clause 1 page 64 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 Effective: 01/12/15 R4 01/12/15 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au solicit, in relation to personal information, means request a person to provide that information, or a kind of information in which that information is included. use, in relation to information, does not include mere disclosure of the information, but does include the inclusion of the information in a publication. Schedule 1 Privacy of information collected under the Act Schedule 5 Principles Part 2 Clause 2 R4 01/12/15 Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 Effective: 01/12/15 page 65 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Part 2 Principles 2 Solicitation of personal information from individual concerned Where— (a) a local registration authority collects personal information under this Act; and (b) the information is solicited by the authority from the individuals concerned; the authority must ensure that the forms issued to individuals in connection with collecting the information specify— (c) the purpose for which the information is being collected; and (d) any person to whom, or any body or agency to which, it is the authority’s usual practice to disclose personal information of the kind so collected, and (if known by the authority) any person to whom, or any body or agency to which, it is the usual practice of that first-mentioned person, body or agency to pass on that information. 3 Storage and security of personal information A local registration authority who has possession or control of a record that contains personal information must ensure— (a) that the record is protected, by such security safeguards as it is reasonable in the circumstances to take, against loss, against unauthorised access, use, modification or disclosure, and against other misuse; and Schedule 1