Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018

The Secretary, or an authorised APS employee, may:

disclose protected information to an Ombudsman official for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing duties or functions, as an Ombudsman official; and

make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure.

This section is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.

An authorised APS employee may disclose protected information under this section, and make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure, only if doing so is in accordance with an authorisation under section 44A.