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138: Interpretation
or “Defines key terms for personal information sharing and access”
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“Agencies can share your personal information if there's an approved agreement”

You can share your personal information with other agencies if there’s an approved information sharing agreement. This agreement lets one agency give your information to one or more other agencies. The sharing must follow the rules set out in the agreement.

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Next up: 140: Information sharing within agencies

or “Sharing personal information between different parts of the same organisation”
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Part 7 Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information
Information sharing

139Information sharing between agencies

  1. An approved information sharing agreement may authorise an agency to share any personal information with 1 or more other agencies in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

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