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169: Purpose of this subpart
or “Explaining why some government agencies can access certain people's law enforcement information”

You could also call this:

“How this part relates to other laws about sharing information”

This part of the law doesn’t change or limit other rules about sharing information. You can still collect, use, or share personal information if another law says you can or must do it. You can also do these things if the privacy principles allow it. This part doesn’t affect other parts of the law about sharing, accessing, and matching personal information, identity information, or law enforcement information.

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Next up: 171: Interpretation

or “Definitions for key terms used in this part of the Privacy Act 2020”

Part 7 Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information
Law enforcement information

170Relationship between this subpart and other law relating to information disclosure

  1. This subpart does not—

  2. limit the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information that—
    1. is authorised or required by or under any enactment; or
      1. is permitted by the information privacy principles; or
      2. limit subpart 1, 2, or 4.