CTHIn ForceAct
Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005
59BDisclosure to public servants for advising their Ministers
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 59B
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005.
#### 59B Disclosure to public servants for advising their Ministers
(1) For the purpose of advising the Minister, an ACMA official may disclose authorised disclosure information to:
(a) the Secretary of the Department; or
(b) an APS employee in the Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of the Department for the purposes of this subsection.
(1A) For the purpose of advising the Minister, an ACMA official must, if requested to do so by:
(a) the Secretary of the Department; or
(b) an APS employee in the Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of the Department for the purposes of this subsection;
disclose authorised disclosure information to the Secretary of the Department or the APS employee, as the case requires.
(2) For the purpose of advising a Minister administering a particular provision of an Act, an ACMA official may disclose authorised disclosure information relating to a matter arising under that provision to:
(a) the Secretary of the Department that is administered by that Minister; or
(b) an APS employee in that Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of that Department for the purposes of this subsection.
(3) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1) or (1A).