Agency officials to whom and circumstances in which disclosure can be made (s. 82)
20A Agency officials to whom and circumstances in which disclosure can be made (s. 82)
For the purposes of section 82(1)(cb) of the Act, the following agency officials are prescribed —
a police officer;
a person employed in the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act;
an agency official who is a member of, police officer of, or a person employed in —
the Australian Federal Police; or
the police force of another State or Territory; or
an entity of another State or Territory that has functions similar to the functions of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act;
the Public Advocate as defined in the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 section 3(1);
a person employed in the department or departments of the Public Service that principally assist in the administration of the Children and Community Services Act 2004 and the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004;
a person employed in the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the School Education Act 1999;
a person employed in the Department of Justice;
an agency official employed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth assisting in the administration of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 (Commonwealth);
an agency official employed in the Department of State of the Commonwealth assisting in the administration of the Australian Passports Act 2005 (Commonwealth).
For the purposes of section 82(1)(e) of the Act, a circumstance is disclosure for the purpose of law enforcement to a member of, police officer of, or a person employed in —
a police force of another country; or
an entity of another country that has functions similar to the functions of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Act.
[Regulation 20A inserted: SL 2025/142 r. 15.]
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