152Authorised uses and disclosures of protected information by entrusted persons

152 Authorised uses and disclosures of protected information by entrusted persons

(1) An entrusted person may use or disclose protected information if: (a) the use or disclosure is made for the purposes of: (i) performing a duty or function, or exercising a power, under or in relation to this Act; or (ii) enabling another person to perform duties or functions, or exercise powers, under or in relation to this Act; or (iii) assisting in the administration or enforcement of another law of the Commonwealth or a law of a Territory; or (iv) assisting in the administration or enforcement of a law of a State that is prescribed by the Digital ID Rules; or (b) the use or disclosure is required or authorised by or under: (i) a law of the Commonwealth (including this Act) or of a Territory; or (ii) a law of a State that is prescribed by the Digital ID Rules; or (c) the person referred to in subparagraph 151(1)(d)(i) or (ii) has expressly consented to the use or disclosure; or (d) at the time of the use or disclosure, the protected information is already lawfully publicly available; or (e) both: (i) the use or disclosure is, or is a kind of use or disclosure that is, certified in writing by the Minister to be in the public interest; and (ii) the use or disclosure is made in accordance with any requirements prescribed by the Digital ID Rules. (2) An instrument made under subparagraph (1)(e)(i) certifying that a particular use or disclosure is in the public interest is not a legislative instrument. (3) An instrument made under subparagraph (1)(e)(i) certifying that a kind of use or disclosure is in the public interest is a legislative instrument.