Barrister AI
All legislation
COMMONWEALTHAct
In force
This is the latest official compilation.Check the official source →
s 108B

Minister may disclose information relating to illegal fishing activities

In force
Part 6Surveillance and enforcement
Division 6General
Subdivision GDisclosures relating to illegal fishing activities

108B Minister may disclose information relating to illegal fishing activities

(1)

The Minister may disclose, or authorise a prescribed agency within the meaning of subsection (3) to disclose on the Minister’s behalf, information relating to fishing activities that may involve a breach of the laws of Australia or of a foreign country, including personal information relating to the fishing activities of individuals that may involve such a breach, to:

(a)

the government of a foreign country; or

(b)

an instrumentality of such a government; or

(c)

an international intergovernmental body.

(2)

In disclosing the information, or in authorising its disclosure, the Minister may require that it:

(a)

not be disclosed by the government, instrumentality or body to which it is provided; or

(b)

be disclosed only for such purposes, and on such conditions, as the Minister specifies.

(3)

An agency is a prescribed agency for the purposes of subsection (1) if:

(a)

it is an agency within the meaning of section 7 of the Public Service Act 1999; and

(b)

it is declared by the regulations to be a prescribed agency for the purposes of that subsection.

Research tools for this sectionPro

The statute text is free to read above. View Pro plans to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.