Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2025
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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
LIN 25/053
Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2025
I, Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, make the following instrument.
Dated 18 September 2025
Tony Burke
Minister for Home Affairs
Contents
1 Name
2 Commencement
3 Authority
4 Bodies and persons
5 Permitted purposes
6 Schedules
Schedule 1—Permitted bodies and persons
1 List of prescribed bodies and persons
Schedule 2—Permitted purposes
1 List of prescribed permitted purposes
Schedule 3—Repeals
Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2015
1 Name
This instrument is the Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2025.
2 Commencement
This instrument commences on the day after registration.
3 Authority
This instrument is made under subsection 58(1) of the Australian Border Force Act 2015.
4 Bodies and persons
For the purposes of paragraph 44(4)(f) of the Act, the bodies and persons mentioned in Schedule 1 are prescribed.
5 Permitted purposes
For the purposes of paragraph 46(o) of the Act, the purposes mentioned in Schedule 2 are prescribed.
6 Schedules
Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Permitted bodies and persons
Note: See section 4.
1 List of prescribed bodies and persons
A permitted body or person mentioned in the following table is prescribed for the purposes of this instrument.
| Item | Permitted bodies and persons |
|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Red Cross Society. |
| 2 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia. |
| 3 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New South Wales. |
| 4 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Victoria. |
| 5 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland. |
| 6 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Western Australia. |
| 7 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals South Australia. |
| 8 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tasmania. |
| 9 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australian Capital Territory. |
| 10 | Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Darwin Regional Branch. |
Schedule 2—Permitted purposes
Note: See section 5.
1 List of prescribed permitted purposes
A purpose mentioned in the following table is prescribed for the purposes of this instrument.
| Item | Permitted bodies and persons |
|---|---|
| 1 | A purpose relating to assisting in the detection or identification of persons who may pose a possible risk to Australia or a foreign country. |
| 2 | A purpose relating to the investigation or assisting in the investigation of a potential misconduct or a potential integrity issue. |
| 3 | A purpose relating to matters covered by the Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985. |
| 4 | A purpose relating to international trade and supply chain regulation and relating to the mapping and understanding of risks to supply chains that are critical to the national interest. |
| 5 | A purpose relating to matters covered under the Export Control Act 2020, Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012, and Imported Food Control Act 1992. |
| 6 | A purpose relating to matters covered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989, Product Emissions Standards Act 2017 and Recycling and Waste Reduction Act 2020. |
Schedule 3—Repeals
Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2015
1 The whole of the instrument
Repeal the instrument.