Use and disclosure for the purposes of the Head’s functions and powers
36 Use and disclosure for the purposes of the Head’s functions and powers
An entrusted person may use or disclose departmental information if the use or disclosure is for the purposes of performing functions or exercising powers of the Head of Environment Information Australia.
Subsection (1) does not authorise:
the disclosure of protected information for the purposes of the Head’s function under paragraph 10(c) to provide the public with access to high quality information and data relating to the environment; or
the publication of protected information for the purposes of the Head’s function under paragraph 10(d) to prepare and publish State of the Environment reports.
To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not affect an authorisation to use or disclose departmental information under:
any other law of the Commonwealth; or
the executive power of the Commonwealth.
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