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### 87B Releasing information
> [*\[Section 87B Inserted by No. 76 of 2009, s. 7, Applied:11 Dec 2009\]*](/view/html/inforce/2009-12-11/act-2009-076#GS7@EN)
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> > (1) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpa@EN) If the Secretary reasonably considers it appropriate, the Secretary may release information about a prisoner or forensic patient to a person listed in the eligible persons register in respect of the prisoner or forensic patient including, but not limited to, information about any one or more of the following:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpc@EN) the prisoner's or forensic patient's current location;
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpd@EN) the prisoner's or forensic patient's security classification;
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpe@EN) the prisoner's or forensic patient's transfer between prisons;
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> > > > (d) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpf@EN) the prisoner's or forensic patient's eligibility dates for discharge or release;
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> > > > (e) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpg@EN) the prisoner's or forensic patient's date of discharge or release;
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> > > > (f) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hph@EN) the results of the prisoner's or forensic patient's applications for parole orders;
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> > > > (g) [*\[Section 87B Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 2012, s. 23, Applied:30 May 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-05-30/act-2012-013#GS23@Hpi@EN) the death or escape of, or other exceptional events relating to, the prisoner or forensic patient.
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> > (2) If a nomination under [section 87A(5)](#GS87A@Gs5@EN) has been accepted under [section 87A(6)](#GS87A@Gs6@EN) , the Secretary may give the information to the person or organisation accepted as nominee.