Sharing information and documents between agencies
65 Sharing information and documents between agencies
Scope
This section applies to the provision of information and documents in relation to a disclosure that are relevant to the disclosure or the conduct disclosed, including (but not limited to) a copy of a report of an investigation into the disclosure under section 51.
To avoid doubt, this section does not limit the extent to which the provision of information or documents may be authorised or permitted under this or any other law.
Authorised sharing
The principal officer of an agency (the sharing agency) mentioned in column 1 of the following table is authorised to provide any such information and documents to the principal officer of an agency (the destination agency) mentioned in column 2 of the table, if the principal officer of the sharing agency considers the information or documents to be relevant to the destination agency’s functions.
Item | Column 1 Sharing agency | Column 2 Destination agency |
|---|---|---|
1 | An investigative agency, including the Ombudsman and the IGIS. | Any of the following: (a) another investigative agency; (b) the portfolio Department of the agency to which the conduct disclosed relates; (c) the agency to which the conduct disclosed relates. |
2 | If the disclosure is allocated within an agency’s portfolio under subsection 43(8)—the agency to which the disclosure is allocated. | The agency to which the conduct disclosed relates. |
3 | If the disclosure is allocated within an agency’s portfolio under subsection 43(8)—the agency to which the conduct disclosed relates. | The agency to which the disclosure is allocated. |
The sharing agency may delete any material from the information to be provided if the sharing agency considers it appropriate to do so.
Subsection (3) does not authorise the provision of the discloser’s name and contact details if the discloser does not consent to the provision of those details.
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