NSW Police Force - Exemptions from privacy laws

State government agencies are covered by their own State privacy laws. In NSW, this is the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act). Also, there is The Health Records Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act).

Section 27 of the PPIP Act exempts certain bodies from complying with the IPPs. Those agencies are:

• The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) including the Inspector and staff;
• The NSW Police Force;
• The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC), including the Inspector and staff; and
• The NSW Crime Commission.

However, section 27(2) states that the IPPs do apply to the aforementioned agencies in connection with the exercise of their administrative and educative functions.