Additional authorisation—disclosing etc. for a permitted purpose
97 Additional authorisation—disclosing etc. for a permitted purpose
Disclosure, use etc. by a government official
If protected information is disclosed to a government institution, then an employee or officer of the institution (the government official) may:
obtain the information; or
make a record of the information; or
disclose the information to a person; or
use the information;
if:
the government official does so for any of the following purposes (a permitted purpose):
the enforcement of the criminal law;
the safety or wellbeing of children;
investigatory, disciplinary or employment processes related to the safety or wellbeing of children;
a purpose prescribed by the rules; and
the government official does so in the official’s capacity as an employee or officer of the government institution; and
a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Part), or of a State or a Territory, does not prohibit the government official from doing so.
Disclosure by a person to a government institution
If:
a person is satisfied that disclosure of protected information is reasonably necessary for a permitted purpose; and
a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory requires or permits the person to disclose the information to a government institution that has functions that relate to the permitted purpose;
then the person may disclose the information to the government institution for that purpose.
Subsection (2) does not apply if the person is:
an officer of the scheme; or
an employee or officer of a government institution.
Officers of government institutions
The rules may prescribe that specified persons are officers of a government institution for the purposes of subsection (1) or paragraph (3)(b).
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