(c) by or on behalf of the State and involved national security and defence or
public safety;
(d) solely for journalistic purposes or the purposes of artistic or literary
expression only if they are necessary to reconcile the right to privacy with
the rules governing freedom of expression; or
(e) which has been exempted under this Act.
Sector specific legislation
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(1) This Act does not affect the operation of any other sector specific legislation
which regulates the processing of personal information and is capable of
operating concurrently with this Act.
(2) Where the sector specific legislation provides for the protection of personal
information and such safeguards are more extensive than those set out
under this Act, the extensive safeguards shall prevail.
PART II – DATA PROTECTION COMMISSION
Establishment of the Data Protection Commission
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(1) An independent and administrative authority, the Data Protection
Commission shall be established to have oversight and control over this law
and the respective rights of information privacy provided for in this law.
(2) The Commission shall be established in a manner permissive to a decisionmaking power independent of any direct or indirect external influence on
the Commission.