Exception—on‑disclosure to Ministers in relation to breach of confidence and related matters
355-181 Exception—on‑disclosure to Ministers in relation to breach of confidence and related matters
Section 355‑155 does not apply if:
the entity is the Secretary of the Department or an SES employee of the Department authorised by the Secretary for the purposes of this section (the first entity); and
the information was obtained by the first entity under the exception in subsection 355‑65(1) operating in relation to item 14 in the table in subsection 355‑65(8); and
the record is made for, or the disclosure is to, the Minister or the *Finance Minister; and
the record or disclosure is for the purpose of providing advice to the Minister or the Finance Minister in relation to:
a breach, or a suspected breach, of an obligation of confidence by another entity (the second entity) against the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth entity (within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013); or
any proposed measure or action directed at dealing with such a breach or suspected breach.
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in this section: see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.
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