Exemptions

To safeguard national security

Personal data obtained for: i. the prevention and detection of crime ii. the apprehension or prosecution of offenders iii. the assessment or collection of any tax duty are exempt from the requirement to be processed fairly (first standard); Section 6 (right of access) and the non-disclosure provisions

Personal data processed for the purpose of carrying out a ministerial or public-servant function; any function exercised in the public interest and in connection with public safety, breaches of ethics for a regulated profession, important national or economic interest Personal data processed for journalism, artistic or literary purposes are exempt from the data protection standards; (only for provisions dealing with right of access (6); right to prevent damage/distress (10); right in relation to automated decision-making (12) and rectification obligations (13 (3) and (4))

Personal data processed only for research purposes are exempt from the right of access provision if the relevant conditions are met and does not identify the individual.

Disclosure of personal data is permitted for archival or historical purposes if relevant conditions are met and the individual is dead for 30 years and data is in a record in existence for 30 years.

Disclosure required by law; order of the court or where necessary made in connection with any legal proceedings or for the purpose of obtaining legal advice or defending legal rights.

For avoiding infringement of parliamentary privileges of either House (first, second, third, fourth and fifth standards, sections 6; 10 and 13 (3) and (4)).