Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts(1) The Secretary may:
(a) disclose protected information to a person mentioned in subsection (2); and
(b) make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure;
for the purposes of enabling or assisting the person to exercise his or her powers or perform his or her functions or duties.
Note: This subsection is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.
(2) The persons to whom the Secretary may disclose protected information are the following:
(a) a Minister of the Commonwealth who has responsibility for any of the following:
(i) national security;
(ii) law enforcement;
(iii) foreign investment in Australia;
(iv) taxation policy;
(v) industry policy;
(vi) promoting investment in Australia;
(vii) defence;
(viii) the regulation or oversight of the relevant industry for the critical infrastructure asset to which the protected information relates;
(b) a Minister of a State, the Australian Capital Territory, or the Northern Territory, who has responsibility for the regulation or oversight of the relevant industry for the critical infrastructure asset to which the protected information relates;
(c) a person employed as a member of staff of a Minister mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b);
(d) the head of an agency (including a Department) administered by a Minister mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b), or an officer or employee of that agency.