45Disclosure to Ministers etc.

45 Disclosure to Ministers etc.

(1) An official of the Regulator may disclose protected information to the Minister. (2) An official of the Regulator may disclose protected information to a Minister if the Minister is responsible for administering a program, or collecting statistics, relating to: (a) greenhouse gas emissions (within the meaning of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007); or (b) energy consumption (within the meaning of that Act); or (c) energy production (within the meaning of that Act). (2A) If protected information: (a) was obtained under a biodiversity law; or (b) is covered by section 222 of the Nature Repair Act 2023; an official of the Regulator may disclose that information to the Biodiversity Minister. (3) An official of the Regulator may disclose protected information to a person employed by a Minister referred to in subsection (1), (2) or (2A) under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984.