The Data Protection Bill, 2012
(b) the collection of the information is necessary for that
purpose.
(3) An agency which collects personal information may
collect the information directly or indirectly from the data subject
concerned.
Exemptions.
9. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8 (2), an agency
shall not be held to have collected the information unnecessarily
where it can demonstrate on reasonable grounds that —
(a) the information is publicly available information;
(b) the data subject authorised collection of the information
from someone else;
(c) non-compliance would not prejudice the interests of the
data subject;
(d) non-compliance is necessary—
(i) to avoid prejudice to the maintenance of law and
order by any public sector agency, including the
prevention, detection,
investigation, prosecution, and
punishment of offences;
(ii) for the enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary
penalty;
(iii)
for the
property;
protection
of
the
public
revenue
and
(iv) for the conduct of proceedings before any Court or
the Commission, being proceedings that have been
commenced or are reasonably in contemplation; or
(v) for purposes of exemptions set out in the law relating to
access to information;
(e) compliance would prejudice the purposes of the collection;
(f) compliance is not reasonably practicable in the
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