Privacy Code of Practice (General) 2003 (2003-273) (NSW)

Privacy Code of Practice (General) 2003

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Code This Code is the Privacy Code of Practice (General) 2003.

2 Operation of Code This Code modifies the application of the information protection principles and public register provisions of the Act.

3 Limitations Nothing in this Code: (a) (Repealed) (b) affects a disclosure that is otherwise permitted by law (including, but not limited to, a disclosure made pursuant to the State Records Act 1998 or the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009), or (c) prevents an agency from disclosing personal information with the consent of the individual to whom the information relates.

4 Definitions (1) In this Code: agency means a public sector agency. information protection principles means the principles set out in Division 1 of Part 2 of the Act. public register provisions means the provisions of Part 6 of the Act. the Act means the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Code. (2) Notes included in this Code do not form part of this Code.

Part 2 Inter-agency transfers of personal information

5 Application of Part This Part applies to the exchange of personal information between the agencies specified in Schedule 1.

6 Permitted transfers of personal information The information protection principles are modified to the extent necessary to permit the transfer between the agencies, of the personal information, and for the purposes, described in Schedule 1.

Part 3 Public registers

7 Application of Part This Part applies to the disclosure of personal information contained in public registers.