Simplified outline
270 Simplified outline
The following is a simplified outline of this Part:
• Carriers, carriage service providers, number‑database operators, emergency call persons and their respective associates must protect the confidentiality of information that relates to:
the contents of communications that have been, or are being, carried by carriers or carriage service providers; and
carriage services supplied by carriers and carriage service providers; and
the affairs or personal particulars of other persons.
• The disclosure or use of protected information is authorised in limited circumstances (for example, disclosure or use for purposes relating to the enforcement of the criminal law).
• An authorised recipient of protected information may only disclose or use the information for an authorised purpose.
• Certain record‑keeping requirements are imposed in relation to authorised disclosures or uses of information.
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