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#### 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.