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TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 279

Performance of person's duties

  (1)   Section   276 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:

  (a)   the person is an employee of:

  (i)   a carrier; or

  (ii)   a carriage service provider; or

  (iii)   a telecommunications contractor; and

  (b)   the disclosure or use is made in the performance of the person's duties as such an employee.

  (2)   Section   276 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:

  (a)   the person is a telecommunications contractor; and

  (b)   the disclosure or use is made in the performance of the person's duties as such a contractor.

  (3)   Section   277 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:

  (a)   the person is an employee of:

  (i)   a number - database operator; or

  (ii)   a number - database contractor; and

  (b)   the disclosure or use is made in the performance of the person's duties as such an employee.

  (4)   Section   277 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:

  (a)   the person is a number - database contractor; and

  (b)   the disclosure or use is made in the performance of the person's duties as such a contractor.

  (5)   Section   278 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:

  (a)   the person is an employee of:

  (i)   a recognised person who operates an emergency call service; or

  (ii)   an emergency call contractor; and

  (b)   the disclosure or use is made in the performance of the person's duties as such an employee.

  (6)   Section   278 does not prohibit a disclosure or use by a person of information or a document if:

  (a)   the person is an emergency call contractor; and

  (b)   the disclosure or use is made in the performance of the person's duties as such a contractor.


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