55Disclosure of information

55 Disclosure of information

55 Disclosure of information

(1) A prescribed person must not disclose information obtained in connection with the administration or execution of this Act unless the disclosure is made—

(a) to a relevant agency, body or person for the following purposes—

(i) to facilitate the exercise of the Corporation’s investment function,

(ii) to enable the relevant agency, body or person to exercise any of the functions of the agency, body or person, or

(b) otherwise in connection with the administration or execution of this Act, or

(c) with the consent of the person from whom the information was obtained, or

(d) for the purposes of legal proceedings arising out of this Act or of a report of the proceedings, or

(e) in accordance with a requirement imposed under the Ombudsman Act 1974, or

(f) with other lawful excuse.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1)(a)–(f) does not authorise the Corporation to disclose information if the disclosure would contravene the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.

(3) In this section—

prescribed person means the following—

(a) a Board member,

(b) the CEO,

(c) a member of the Corporation’s staff,

(d) a member of a committee,

(e) another person exercising functions under this Act or otherwise involved in the administration or execution of this Act.

relevant agency, body or person means the following—

(a) the Australian Renewable Energy Agency established by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 of the Commonwealth,

(b) AEMO Services Limited (ABN 59 651 198 364),

(c) the Clean Energy Finance Corporation established by the of the Commonwealth,