Intelligence and Security Bill

  • enacted

Part 5 Accessing information held by other agencies

97 Interpretation

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

agency—

(a)

means any person, whether in the public sector or the private sector; and

(b)

includes a department

citizenship information means information that relates to the acquisition or loss of citizenship by, or to the citizenship status of, any person

database—

(a)

means the information recording system or facility used by a holder agency to store information; and

(b)

includes any system for transferring or processing information into or out of, or within, that information recording system or facility

direct access, in relation to a database, means to do either or both of the following (whether remotely or otherwise):

(a)

search the database:

(b)

copy any information stored on the database (including by previewing, cloning, or other forensic methods)

holder agency means an agency specified in the third column of the table in Schedule 2

information means personal information and non-personal information

non-personal information means information that is not personal information

personal information means information about an identifiable individual

responsible Minister,—

(a)

in relation to an intelligence and security agency, means the Minister responsible for the intelligence and security agency; and

(b)

in relation to the intelligence and security agencies, means—

(i)

the Minister responsible for the intelligence and security agencies, if the same Minister is responsible for each agency; and

(ii)

the Ministers responsible for the intelligence and security agencies, if a different Minister is responsible for each agency.