Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011

An official of the Regulator may disclose protected information to:

the Secretary; or

an officer of the Department who is authorised by the Secretary, in writing, for the purposes of this subsection;

advising the Minister; or

monitoring the operation of a climate change law; or

evaluating the effectiveness of a climate change law; or

facilitating the monitoring of Australia’s compliance with its international obligations under an international climate change agreement; or

facilitating the development of an international agreement that relates to climate change.

If a Minister is responsible for administering a program, or collecting statistics, relating to:

greenhouse gas emissions (within the meaning of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007); or

energy consumption (within the meaning of that Act); or

energy production (within the meaning of that Act);

the Secretary of the Department administered by that Minister; or

an officer of that Department who is authorised by that Secretary, in writing, for the purposes of this subsection;

advising that Minister; or

administering that program, or collecting those statistics, as the case may be.

An official of the Regulator may disclose protected information to:

the Secretary of the Biodiversity Department; or

an officer of the Biodiversity Department who is authorised by the Secretary of the Biodiversity Department, in writing, for the purposes of this subsection;

advising the Biodiversity Minister; or

monitoring the operation of a biodiversity law; or

evaluating the effectiveness of a biodiversity law; or

facilitating the monitoring of Australia’s compliance with its international obligations under an international biodiversity agreement; or

facilitating the development of an international agreement that relates to biodiversity.