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"Australian business law " means a law of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory, that is a law that regulates, or relates to the regulation of, business or persons engaged in business.
(a) an Agency (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999 ); or
(b) a body, whether incorporated or not, established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or
(c) a person:
(i) holding or performing the duties of an office established by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or
(ii) holding an appointment made under a law of the Commonwealth.
"data standards " means standards made by the Registrar under section 13.
"designated secrecy provision " has the meaning given by subsection 18(3).
"disclosure framework " means the disclosure framework made by the Registrar under section 16.
(a) the Corporations legislation (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 ); or
(b) the Commonwealth credit legislation (within the meaning of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 ); or
(c) the Business Names Registration Act 2011 and the Business Names Registration (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 ; or
(d) any other law of the Commonwealth in respect of which the Commonwealth Parliament has been referred matters:
(i) by the Parliament or Parliaments of any State or States for the purposes of paragraph 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution; and
(ii) to the extent of the making of laws with respect to those matters by making express amendments of that other law.
"government entity " has the meaning given by section 41 of the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999 .
(a) appointment or employment by the Commonwealth, or the performance of services for the Commonwealth; or
(b) the exercise of powers or performance of functions under a delegation by the Registrar.
"protected information " means information:
(a) obtained by a person in the course of the person's official employment; and
(b) disclosed to the person or another person, or obtained by the person or another person:
(i) under, or in relation to, this Act; or
(ii) under another law of the Commonwealth in connection with particular functions or powers of the Registrar.
"Registrar " means a Commonwealth body appointed under section 6.
"rules " means the rules made under section 25.
"secrecy provision " has the meaning given by subsection 18(2).
"taxation law " has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 .