Authorisation to use information for purposes of proceedings
20 Authorisation to use information for purposes of proceedings
A person who obtains protected information for a permissible purpose may disclose the information:
to a court or tribunal, or in accordance with an order of a court or tribunal, for the purposes of proceedings; or
to a coronial inquiry, or in accordance with an order of a coroner, for the purposes of a coronial inquiry.
The National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004 may apply to proceedings under this Part.
This subsection constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, such as paragraph 6.2(b) of Australian Privacy Principle 6.
A person who obtains protected information under, or in accordance with, subsection (1) may make a record of, or disclose or otherwise use, the information for the purposes for which the information was disclosed under that subsection.
This subsection constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, such as paragraph 6.2(b) of Australian Privacy Principle 6.
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