Use or disclosure for the purposes of managing human health risks
583 Use or disclosure for the purposes of managing human health risks
An entrusted person or a person covered by subsection (2) may use or disclose relevant information for the purpose of managing one or more of the following:
a risk covered by subsection (3);
the risk of contagion of a listed human disease;
the risk of listed human diseases entering Australian territory or a part of Australian territory, or emerging, establishing themselves or spreading in Australian territory or a part of Australian territory;
human biosecurity emergencies.
The following persons are covered by this subsection:
a person employed or engaged by the Commonwealth or a body corporate that is established by a law of the Commonwealth;
a biosecurity official;
a chief human biosecurity officer;
a human biosecurity officer;
a biosecurity industry participant or an officer or employee of a biosecurity industry participant.
The risk covered by this subsection is:
the likelihood of a disease:
entering Australian territory or a part of Australian territory; or
emerging, establishing itself or spreading in Australian territory or a part of Australian territory; and
the potential for the disease to cause serious harm to human health.
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