Section 171 — Privacy Act 2020: Interpretation
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171 Interpretation In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,— accessing agency means any public sector agency for the time being specified in Schedule 4 as an agency to which law enforcement information held by a holder agency is available agency includes a court in relation to its judicial functions holder agency means— (a) a court holding law enforcement information described in Schedule 4 as court records; and (b) a public sector agency specified in Schedule 4 holding law enforcement information otherwise described in that schedule law enforcement information means any information that— (a) is about an identifiable individual; and (b) is specified in Schedule 4 . Compare: 1993 No 28 s 110
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