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NATIONAL HEALTH SECURITY ACT 2007 - SECT 92

Defence for use of information under particular laws

    Subsection   90(1) does not apply if the record, disclosure or other use of the information is required or authorised under:

  (a)   this Part; or

  (b)   the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976 ; or

  (c)   Part   5.3 or 5.5 of the Criminal Code ; or

  (d)   Part   VIA of the Privacy Act 1988 ; or

  (e)   any other prescribed law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.

Note 1:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in this section: see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .

Note 2:   The National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 may apply to proceedings under this Part.


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