30Limitations on secondary use and disclosure of information in ransomware payment reports

30  Limitations on secondary use and disclosure of information in ransomware payment reports

 (a) has been provided in a ransomware payment report by a reporting business entity; and

 (b) has been obtained by another entity, Commonwealth body or State body under subsection 29(1) or this section; and

 (c) is held by the other entity, Commonwealth body or State body.

Note: This section does not apply to the information to the extent that it has been otherwise obtained by the other entity, Commonwealth body or State body.

 (2) The other entity, Commonwealth body or State body may make a record of, use or disclose the information but only for the purposes of one or more of the following:

 (a) assisting the reporting business entity, and other entities acting on behalf of the reporting business entity, to respond to, mitigate or resolve the cyber security incident;

 (b) performing functions or exercising powers under this Part or Part 6 as it applies to this Part;

 (c) proceedings under, or arising out of, section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false and misleading information and documents) that relate to this Act;

 (d) proceedings for an offence against section 149.1 of the Criminal Code (which deals with obstruction of Commonwealth public officials) that relates to this Act;

 (e) the performance of the functions of a Commonwealth body relating to responding to, mitigating or resolving a cyber security incident;

 (f) the performance of the functions of a State body relating to responding to, mitigating or resolving a cyber security incident;

 (g) the performance of the functions of the National Cyber Security Coordinator under Part 4 relating to a cyber security incident;

 (h) informing and advising the Minister, and other Ministers of the Commonwealth, about a cyber security incident;

 (i) the performance of the functions of an intelligence agency.

 (3) However, the other entity, Commonwealth body or State body must not make a record of, use or disclose the information for the purposes of investigating or enforcing, or assisting in the investigation or enforcement of, any contravention, by the reporting business entity, of a Commonwealth, State or Territory law other than:

 (a) a contravention by the reporting business entity of this Part; or

 (b) a contravention by the reporting business entity of a law that imposes a penalty or sanction for a criminal offence.

 (4) Subsection (2) does not authorise the other entity, Commonwealth body or State body to record, use or disclose the information to the extent that it is prohibited or restricted by or under the Privacy Act 1988.