40 Laws of Malaysia ACT 709 (b) the processing is necessary— (i) for the purposes of exercising or performing any right or obligation which is conferred or imposed by law on the data user in connection with employment; (ii) in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or another person, in a case where— (A) consent cannot be given by or on behalf of the data subject; or (B) the data user cannot reasonably be expected to obtain the consent of the data subject; (iii) in order to protect the vital interests of another person, in a case where consent by or on behalf of the data subject has been unreasonably withheld; (iv) for medical purposes and is undertaken by— (A) a healthcare professional; or (B) a person who in the circumstances owes a duty of confidentiality which is equivalent to that which would arise if that person were a healthcare professional; (v) for the purpose of, or in connection with, any legal proceedings; (vi) for the purpose of obtaining legal advice; (vii) for the purposes of establishing, exercising or defending legal rights; (viii) for the administration of justice; (ix) for the exercise of any functions conferred on any person by or under any written law; or (x) for any other purposes as the Minister thinks fit; or (c) the information contained in the personal data has been made public as a result of steps deliberately taken by the data subject.