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How does the Privacy Act work?
The Privacy Act governs how individuals, organisations and businesses collect, use, disclose, store and give access to personal information.
The core of the Act is the 12 information privacy principles. These give individuals important rights to control what is done with information about them.
However, the principles have some exceptions. The Act balances privacy needs with other important social needs, such as public safety or prevention or detection of crime.
Sometimes other statutes will override the Privacy Act.