179Use and disclosure of information

179 Use and disclosure of information

Use and disclosure—general

(1) A person covered by subsection (2) may use, make a record of or disclose information covered by subsection (3) in the course of or for the purposes of:

(a) performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under or in connection with this Act; or

(b) assisting another person to perform functions or duties, or exercise powers, under or in connection with this Act.

Note: This section provides an authorisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws.

(2) This subsection covers the following persons:

(a) the Minister;

(b) the Secretary of the Department;

(c) an APS employee in the Department;

(d) the Finance Minister;

(e) the Secretary of the Department administered by the Finance Minister;

(f) an APS employee in the Department administered by the Finance Minister;

(g) the Reserve Bank;

(h) a person who is an officer within the meaning of subsection 79A(1) of the Reserve Bank Act 1959, except a person mentioned in paragraph (d) or (e) of the definition of officer in that subsection;

(i) the ACCC;

(j) a member of the Commission (within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010);

(k) an associate member of the ACCC;

(l) a member of the staff of the ACCC;

(m) a person who, because of the person’s employment or engagement, or in the course of that employment or engagement, has obtained information or documents under, or for the purposes of, this Act.

(3) This subsection covers information obtained or generated by a person in the course of or for the purposes of:

(a) performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under this Act; or

(b) assisting another person to perform functions or duties, or exercise powers, under this Act.

(4) A reference in this section to this Act includes a reference to:

(a) an instrument made under this Act; and

(b) the Regulatory Powers Act as it applies in relation to this Act.

Use and disclosure—cash‑related contractual chain orders

(5) Without limiting subsection (1), a person covered by subsection (2) may also use, make a record of or disclose information covered by subsection (3) in the course of or for the purposes of:

(a) considering cash‑related contractual chain orders, including proposed and draft orders; or

(b) dealing with interactions between this Act and such orders; or

(c) assisting the Fair Work Commission or the Fair Work Ombudsman to perform functions or duties, or exercise powers, under or in connection with the Fair Work Act 2009 that relate to cash‑related contractual chain orders.