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 9