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Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Administrative matters - Information sharing

130: Restriction on publication, disclosure, or use

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"Rules about sharing or using special information"

You can only share, tell others about, or use information given to you or your organisation under this part of the law if you have permission. The head of the government department in charge must say it's okay and tell you how you can use it. They might have some rules about how you can use it. You can also use the information if it's part of your job under any law.

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Part 5Administrative matters
Information sharing

130Restriction on publication, disclosure, or use

  1. If information is provided to a person or an agency under this subpart, the person or agency may publish, disclose, or use the information only if the publication, disclosure, or use—

  2. is authorised by the chief executive and is in accordance with any conditions imposed by the chief executive; or
    1. is for the purposes of, or in connection with, the functions, powers, or duties of a person under any legislation.