Cash Distribution Framework Act 2026
177Disclosure under the Competition and Consumer Act
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177 Disclosure under the Competition and Consumer Act
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 174(4)(g), a disclosure of information by a person is covered by this section if:
(a) the person is a Commission official (within the meaning of subsection 155AAA(21) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010); and
(b) the information is protected information (within the meaning of subsection 155AAA(21) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010); and
(c) the disclosure is not prohibited by section 155AAA of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, treat a reference in the definition of protected information in subsection 155AAA(21) of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to information that was obtained by the ACCC under the cash distribution framework (as defined in that Act) as including a reference to information referred to in paragraph 172(1)(a) of this Act.