326Authority to disclose certain information

#### 326 Authority to disclose certain information 326 Authority to disclose certain information > For the purposes of section 257A(1) of the Act, each of the following is prescribed as a purpose for which the Commissioner may disclose information under that subsection, if the Commissioner considers the disclosure to be reasonably necessary for the purpose— > > > (a) facilitating the exercise by a law enforcement agency, or an investigative agency (within the meaning of the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133)), of its lawful functions, > > > (b) facilitating the exercise by the Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Border Protection of its lawful functions in relation to a person who is or was an offender or person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner, > > > (c) administering sentences in any Australian jurisdiction, > > > (d) facilitating the execution of court orders in any Australian jurisdiction (for example, court orders for pre-sentence reports), > > > (e) facilitating the service of court or tribunal documents on an offender or other person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner, > > > (f) providing supervision, services or programs (including intervention programs) to an offender or other person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner, > > > (g) protecting the security of, and preserving good order and discipline within, correctional facilities in this or any other State or Territory, > > > (h) protecting against what the Commissioner reasonably believes is a serious threat to the peace, order or good government of the State or any other place, > > > (i) assisting the NSW Trustee and Guardian to locate an offender or person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner pursuant to the exercise of the lawful functions of the NSW Trustee and Guardian, > > > (j) assisting the Public Guardian to locate an offender or person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner pursuant to the exercise of the lawful functions of the Public Guardian, > > > (k) assisting the head of a government sector agency (within the meaning of the [Government Sector Employment Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-040)) to locate a person employed in the agency who is an offender or other person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner, so that the person’s employment can be terminated, > > > (l) assisting the Commonwealth Department of Human Services in determining the eligibility of an offender or other person under the care, control, management or supervision of the Commissioner, for a social or health related payment or service, > > > (m) assisting the chief executive of the Department of Corrections of New Zealand in making an application for a public protection order under the Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014 of New Zealand or an extended supervision order under the Parole Act 2002 of New Zealand, > > > (n) facilitating or assisting in the making of an application for a post-sentence order for supervision or detention under a post-sentence detention or supervision scheme of the Commonwealth or another State or Territory, > > > (o) facilitating or assisting the Australian Federal Police in the making of an application for a control order or a preventative detention order under the [Criminal Code Act 1995](http://www.legislation.gov.au/) of the Commonwealth, > > > (p) facilitating the monitoring, supervision, enforcement and operation of a bail condition under the [Bail Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-026), section 28B(2). > > **cl 326:** Ins 2017 (547), Sch 1. Am 2022 (487), Sch 1\[10\] \[11\]; 2024 (522), Sch 2.