Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1997 - SECT 299A

Public number directory

  (1)   If:

  (a)   information or a document is disclosed to a person as permitted by subsection   285(1A); and

  (b)   the disclosure is for a purpose covered by subparagraph   285(1A)(c)(ii);

then:

  (c)   during the period the person holds an authorisation in force under the integrated public number database scheme in relation to the information or document--the person must not disclose or use the information or document except for that purpose; and

  (d)   if the person does not hold such an authorisation--the person must not disclose or use the information or document.

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  (2)   If:

  (a)   information or a document is disclosed to a person as permitted by subsection   285(1A); and

  (b)   the disclosure is for a purpose covered by subparagraph   285(1A)(c)(iv);

then:

  (c)   during the period the person holds an authorisation in force under the integrated public number database scheme in relation to the information or document--the person must not disclose or use the information or document except for that purpose; and

  (d)   if the person does not hold such an authorisation--the person must not disclose or use the information or document.

  (3)   If information or a document is disclosed to a person for a particular purpose as permitted by subsection   (2) or this subsection, the person must not disclose or use the information or document except for that purpose.