Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (3) the following subsection:

(3A)  Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to –

(a) the use or communication, of protected information, for the purposes of conducting a review into the use of surveillance devices in prisons, within the meaning of the Corrections Act 1997 , that is undertaken in accordance with the terms of reference tabled in both Houses of Parliament on 29 September 2022, as amended from time to time; or

(b) the use of protected information in a report, in relation to the review referred to in paragraph (a) , that is made by the person who conducted the review and the publication of the report; or

(c) the use, communication, or publication, by the Minister, of protected information contained in a report referred to in paragraph (b)  –

if the use, communication or publication is in accordance with any conditions imposed in respect of the terms of reference referred to in paragraph (a) .