Section Sch6-5 — Privacy Act 2020: Destruction of information

5 Destruction of information (1) In this clause, information matching information means— (a) information that is disclosed to an agency under an information matching provision for use in an authorised information matching programme; and (b) information that is produced from an authorised information matching programme. (2) Information matching information held by an agency that does not reveal a discrepancy must be destroyed as soon as practicable by the agency. (3) An agency that holds information matching information that reveals a discrepancy must destroy that information within 60 working days after becoming aware of the discrepancy unless the agency decides to take adverse action against any individual on the basis of that discrepancy. (4) An agency that decides to take adverse action against any individual on the basis of a discrepancy must destroy the information as soon as practicable after the information is no longer required. (5) This clause does not apply in relation to the Inland Revenue Department.