Criminal Code Regulations 2019
10Sharing information—prescribed persons
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10 Sharing information—prescribed persons
For the purposes of subsections 105A.19(1) and (3) of the Code, the following persons are prescribed: (a) an AFP employee (within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979); (b) a member of the police force or police service of a State or Territory; (c) an officer or employee of a State or Territory, or of an authority of a State or Territory, whose duties relate to corrective services (including prison medical, psychological and psychiatric services), justice or parole; (d) a person who provides services for, or on behalf of: (i) a State or Territory; or (ii) an authority of a State or Territory; in relation to corrective services (including prison medical, psychological and psychiatric services), justice or parole; (da) a person who provides services for, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth in relation to a person (the service recipient) if: (i) a post‑sentence order or an interim post‑sentence order is in force in relation to the service recipient; or (ii) the AFP Minister has made, or is considering making, an application for a post‑sentence order or an interim post‑sentence order in relation to the service recipient; (e) the Director of Public Prosecutions or a person performing a similar function under a law of a State or Territory; (f) a member of the staff of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (within the meaning of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1983) or of a similar body established under a law of a State or Territory; (g) the Director‑General of Security, a Deputy Director‑General of Security, an ASIO employee (within the meaning of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979) or an ASIO affiliate (within the meaning of that Act); (h) an APS employee of a Department administered by the Minister administering: (i) the Migration Act 1958; or (ii) the Australian Citizenship Act 2007; or (iii) the Australian Passports Act 2005; (i) a person: (i) who is an authorised officer (within the meaning of Division 9A of Part IB of the Crimes Act 1914); or (ii) who, under a delegation from such an authorised officer, exercises powers or performs functions of the authorised officer under Division 9A of Part IB of the Crimes Act 1914; (j) a person who is a relevant expert and who is: (i) appointed by the AFP Minister under section 105A.18D of the Code; or (ii) otherwise engaged, by the AFP Minister, or a person on behalf of the AFP Minister; to assess the risk of a terrorist offender committing a serious Part 5.3 or 5.3A offence (all within the meaning of Division 105A of the Code) for the purposes of that Division (whether or not an application for a post‑sentence order has been made).