Division 1 - Consent
13. - Consent required14. - Provision of consent15. - Deemed consent16. - Withdrawal of consent17. - Collection, use and disclosure without consentDivision 2 - Purpose
18. - Limitation of purpose and extent19. - Personal data collected before appointed day20. - Notification of purposeDivision 1 - Preliminary
36. - Interpretation of this Part37. - Meaning of “specified message”38. - Application of this PartDivision 2 - Administration
39. - Register40. - Applications41. - Evidence42. - Information on terminated Singapore telephone numberDivision 3 - Specified message to Singapore telephone number
43. - Duty to check register44. - Contact information45. - Calling line identity not to be concealed46. - Consent47. - Withdrawal of consent48. - Defence for employee49. - Advisory guidelines50. - Powers of investigation51. - Offences and penalties52. - Offences by bodies corporate, etc.53. - Liability of employers for acts of employees54. - Jurisdiction of court55. - Composition of offences56. - General penalties57. - Public servants and public officers58. - Evidence in proceedings59. - Preservation of secrecy60. - Protection from personal liability61. - Symbol of Commission62. - Power to exempt63. - Certificate as to national interest64. - Amendment of Schedules65. - Power to make regulations66. - Rules of Court67. - Saving and transitional provisions68. - Dissolution
1. - An organisation may collect personal data about an individual without the consent of the individual or from a source other2. - In this paragraph and paragraph 1(h) —3. - (1) The conditions in this paragraph shall apply if the personal data is collected under paragraph 1(p).4. - For the avoidance of doubt, personal data disclosed before the appointed day in the circumstances and conditions set out in
1. - An organisation may disclose personal data about an individual without the consent of the individual in any of the following2. - In the case of disclosure under paragraph 1(c), the organisation shall, as soon as may be practicable, notify the individual3. - (1) The conditions in this paragraph shall apply to personal data disclosed under paragraph 1(p).4. - Paragraph 1(q) shall not apply unless —5. - For the avoidance of doubt, personal data collected before the appointed day in the circumstances and conditions set out in
59.
Preservation of secrecy
(1) Subject to subsection (5), every specified person shall preserve, and aid in the preservation of, secrecy with regard to —
(a) any personal data an organisation would be required or authorised to refuse to disclose if it were contained in personal data requested under section 21;
(b) whether information exists, if an organisation in refusing to provide access under section 21 does not indicate whether the information exists;
(c) all matters that have been identified as confidential under subsection (3); and
(d) all matters relating to the identity of persons furnishing information to the Commission,
that may come to his knowledge in the performance of his functions and discharge of his duties under this Act and shall not communicate any such matter to any person, except in so far as such communication —
(i) is necessary for the performance of any such function or discharge of any such duty; or
(ii) is lawfully required by any court, or lawfully required or permitted under this Act or any other written law.
(2) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any person, when furnishing any information to the Commission, may identify information that he claims to be confidential information.
(4) Every claim made under subsection (3) shall be supported by a written statement giving reasons why the information is confidential.
(5) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the Commission may disclose, or authorise any specified person to disclose, any information relating to any matter referred to in subsection (1) in any of the following circumstances:
(a) where the consent of the person to whom the information relates has been obtained;
(b) if the Commission considers there is evidence of an offence, disclose information relating to the commission of an offence to the Public Prosecutor, any police officer and other law enforcement authorities;
(c) to give effect to any provision of this Act;
(d) for the purposes of a prosecution, an application or an appeal referred to in section 58(1)(a), (b) or (c);
(e) to comply with any provision of a co-operation agreement entered into under section 10, where the conditions specified in subsection (6) are satisfied; or
(f) to a public body in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the Minister.
(6) The conditions referred to in subsection (5)(e) are —
(a) that the information or documents requested by the foreign country are in the possession of the Commission;
(b) that unless the Government otherwise allows, the foreign country undertakes to keep the information given confidential at all times; and
(c) that the disclosure of the information is not likely to be contrary to the public interest.
(7) In this section, “specified person” means a person who is or has been —
(a) a member or an officer of a relevant body;
(aa) a person authorised or appointed by a relevant body to perform the relevant body’s functions or duties, or exercise the relevant body’s powers, under this Act or any other written law;
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(b) a member of a committee of a relevant body or any person authorised, appointed or employed to assist the relevant body; or
(c) an inspector or a person authorised, appointed or employed to assist an inspector.
