Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement
51 Disclosure for the purposes of law enforcement
An entrusted person may disclose relevant information to a body mentioned in subsection (2) if:
the entrusted person reasonably believes that disclosing the information is necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or a law imposing a pecuniary penalty; and
the functions of the body include that enforcement.
The bodies are the following:
a Commonwealth entity;
a State or Territory government entity;
the Australian Federal Police;
the police force or police service of a State or Territory.
Disclosure to State or Territory law enforcement bodies
However, the entrusted person must not disclose the information to a body mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) or (d) unless:
the entrusted person reasonably believes that disclosing the information is necessary for the purposes of giving effect to an intergovernmental agreement on a matter of national significance; and
the body has undertaken not to use or further disclose the information except in accordance with an agreement that:
is in force between the Commonwealth and the State or Territory; and
applies in relation to the information; and
the entrusted person is satisfied that the information will be used or further disclosed only in accordance with that agreement.
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