Singapore legislation

Clause 100

Legal protections — requestors

(1)

This section applies in relation to the access, collection, disclosure or use of derived information within the meaning given by section 6 —

(a)

by a requestor if, and only if, the requestor accesses, collects, discloses or uses the derived information —

(i)

in good faith and with reasonable care; and

(ii)

in accordance with this Act; and

(b)

by an authorised individual of a requestor if, and only if, the authorised individual accesses, collects, discloses or uses the derived information —

(i)

in good faith and with reasonable care;

(ii)

in accordance with this Act; and

(iii)

in the ordinary course of the duties of the authorised individual.

(2)

No liability shall lie against the requestor or the authorised individual of a requestor for anything done in relation to the access, collection, disclosure or use of the derived information.

(3)

The access, collection, disclosure or use of the derived information by the requestor or the authorised individual of a requestor is not a breach of —

(a)

any obligation of confidentiality; or

(b)

any prohibition or restriction in respect of the access, collection, disclosure or use (as the case may be) of the derived information,that is imposed under any written law, rule of law, contract or rule of professional conduct or ethics.

(4)

The access, collection, disclosure or use of the derived information by the requestor or the authorised individual of a requestor is not an act of infringement of any copyright in the derived information that is held by any person.

(5)

In this section, “authorised individual” of a requestor means an individual who is, or who belongs to a class of individuals that is, specified in the approval granted by the Minister in accordance with section 25(10)(b).

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