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BIOSECURITY ACT 2015 - SECT 579

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Entrusted persons and certain other persons may commit an offence or be liable to a civil penalty if they use or disclose protected information other than in accordance with this Part.

Entrusted persons and certain other persons can use or disclose information (referred to as relevant information) obtained or generated under this Act in accordance with this Part.

Note 1:   Each provision in Division   3 provides an authorisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws.

Note 2:   Nothing in this Part prevents the Commonwealth from making agreements or other arrangements to impose conditions on the use or disclosure of relevant information by a person or body who obtains the information as result of a disclosure authorised under Division   3.


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