Section 12
ActIn forceProvision 12 of 29
Section 12
(1)
Any public sector agency may, in such manner as the Director General may determine, request to another public sector agency for the sharing of data under the control of such other public sector agency.
(2)
The request referred to in subsection (1) shall specify—
(a)
the data requested;
(b)
the purpose for which the data is requested;
(c)
the public service agencies intended to be the data recipient and the data provider; and
(d)
the manner of handling the data requested.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1), a public sector agency is taken to have control of data if the data is within the possession or custody of the public sector agency.
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