20BSharing information—prescribed persons

20B Sharing information—prescribed persons

For the purposes of subsections 395.44(1) and (4) 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; (e) a person who provides services for, or on behalf of, the Commonwealth in relation to a person (the service recipient) if: (i) a community safety order is in force in relation to the service recipient; or (ii) the Immigration Minister has made, or is considering making, an application for a community safety order in relation to the service recipient; (f) the Director of Public Prosecutions or a person performing a similar function under a law of a State or Territory; (g) 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; (h) 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); (i) an APS employee in a Department administered by: (i) the Immigration Minister; or (ii) the Minister administering the Australian Passports Act 2005; (j) 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; (k) a person who is a relevant expert and who is: (i) appointed by the Immigration Minister under section 395.43 of the Code; or (ii) otherwise engaged by the Immigration Minister, or a person on behalf of the Immigration Minister; to assess the risk of a serious offender committing a serious violent or sexual offence for the purposes of Division 395 of the Code (whether or not an application for a community safety order has been made); (l) a person who is engaged as a consultant or contractor to perform services for the Department administered by the Immigration Minister; (m) a person who is: (i) engaged or employed by a person to whom paragraph (l) or this paragraph applies; and (ii) performing services for the Department administered by the Immigration Minister in connection with that engagement or employment.