Public Service Act 2020

Government workforce policy

102: Request for information does not limit other enactments

You could also call this:

"Getting info from the Commissioner doesn't override other laws, like privacy laws."

If you get a request for information from the Commissioner, it does not change what other laws say. This means that if another law, like the Privacy Act 1993, says some information is private, that law still applies. You still have to follow the rules of other laws when sharing information, even if you get a request from the Commissioner.

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Part 4Government workforce policy

102Request for information does not limit other enactments

  1. Nothing in a request for information by the Commissioner made under a Government Workforce Policy Statement limits any Act (including, without limitation, the Privacy Act 1993) that imposes a prohibition or restriction on the availability of any information.