sec.72ASharing information with Treasurer and Queensland Treasury

sec.72A Sharing information with Treasurer and Queensland Treasury

The auditor-general may disclose to the Treasurer and Queensland Treasury any information obtained by the auditor-general for the purpose of conducting an audit of— a department; or a public sector entity prescribed by regulation. The Treasurer or Queensland Treasury may use the information only for the purposes of whole-of-government budgeting and monitoring, including each of the following— conducting economic and financial analysis; budget forecasting; preparing a whole-of-government budget; developing and monitoring budget policies. The information that may be disclosed under subsection (1) — may include protected information within the meaning of section 53 (6) ; and may be used by the Treasurer or Queensland Treasury as mentioned in subsection (2) regardless of the purpose for which the information was originally obtained by the auditor-general. This section authorises the use and disclosure of personal information within the meaning of the Information Privacy Act 2009 , section 12 . See QPP 6.2(b) in schedule 3 of that Act. In this section— control see section 5 (2) . department means a department within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 10 . public sector entity does not include a local government or an entity subject to the control of a local government. Queensland Treasury ... s 72A ins 2019 No. 20 s 5 amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 3 s 73 sch 1 ; 2023 No. 32 s 141 s ch 1 pt 2 (sec.72A-ssec.1) The auditor-general may disclose to the Treasurer and Queensland Treasury any information obtained by the auditor-general for the purpose of conducting an audit of— a department; or a public sector entity prescribed by regulation. (sec.72A-ssec.2) The Treasurer or Queensland Treasury may use the information only for the purposes of whole-of-government budgeting and monitoring, including each of the following— conducting economic and financial analysis; budget forecasting; preparing a whole-of-government budget; developing and monitoring budget policies. (sec.72A-ssec.3) The information that may be disclosed under subsection (1) — may include protected information within the meaning of section 53 (6) ; and may be used by the Treasurer or Queensland Treasury as mentioned in subsection (2) regardless of the purpose for which the information was originally obtained by the auditor-general. This section authorises the use and disclosure of personal information within the meaning of the Information Privacy Act 2009 , section 12 . See QPP 6.2(b) in schedule 3 of that Act. (sec.72A-ssec.4) In this section— control see section 5 (2) . department means a department within the meaning of the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 10 . public sector entity does not include a local government or an entity subject to the control of a local government. Queensland Treasury ...

• (a) a department; or