68Auditor-General may provide or disclose information to specified entity

68 Auditor-General may provide or disclose information to specified entity

(1) The Auditor-General may provide or disclose information acquired by the Auditor-General by reason of, or in the course of, the performance of the duties and functions or the exercise of powers under this Act or any other Act to a specified entity if the Auditor-General considers that—

(a) the information is provided or disclosed for the purpose of enabling the specified entity to perform duties and functions or exercise powers under any Act; and

(b) it is appropriate for the information to be provided or disclosed to the specified entity, having regard to the nature of the information.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the following are specified entities—

(a) a public body;

(b) an associated entity;

(c) a Minister;

(d) the holder of a statutory office as defined in section 4(1) of the Public Administration Act 2004;

(e) an integrity body, other than the Auditor-General, within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

(f) a law enforcement agency within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

(g) a prosecutorial body within the meaning of the Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011;

(h) any other prescribed entity.

(3) Nothing in this section permits the Auditor-General to provide or disclose information that is—

(a) contained in an exempt document within the meaning of section 28 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982; or

(b) subject to any restriction on the provision or disclosure of information under any other Act (including any Commonwealth Act).

S. 69 inserted by No. 12/2019 s. 9.