You can only search the register for the reasons mentioned in section 299. This means you can't look things up in the register just because you want to. You need to have a proper reason that matches what the law says is okay.
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306: Search criteria, or
"Rules say you can only look up information in the register using specific ways that are written in the regulations."
308: When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual, or
"Searching someone's personal information without permission can be against the law and invade their privacy."
A search of the register may be carried out only for a purpose referred to in section 299.
