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Arms Bill

Miscellaneous provisions - Direct access by certain government agencies to arms registry

355: Direct access must be in accordance with direct access agreement

You could also call this:

"Agencies must follow a written agreement when getting direct access."

If you are allowed direct access under section 353 or 354, it must follow a written agreement. This agreement is between the Minister in charge of the agency getting access and the responsible Minister. You can find more information about this in the Arms Bill.

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354: Direct access to import and export information recorded in registry, or

"Government agencies can access import and export records for allowed arms items"

356: Matters to which Ministers must have regard before entering into direct access agreement, or

"Things Ministers Must Think About Before Sharing Information"

Part 8Miscellaneous provisions
Direct access by certain government agencies to arms registry

355Direct access must be in accordance with direct access agreement

All direct access authorised by section 353 or 354 must be in accordance with a written direct access agreement entered into between—
the Minister responsible for the accessing agency; and
the responsible Minister.