61NHDisclosure to public servants for advising their Ministers etc.

#### 61NH Disclosure to public servants for advising their Ministers etc. (1) For the purpose of advising the Minister, an ACMA official may disclose protected information to: (a) the Secretary of the Department; or (b) an APS employee in the Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of the Department for the purposes of this subsection. (2) For the purpose of advising a Minister administering a particular provision of an Act, an ACMA official may disclose protected information relating to a matter arising under that provision to: (a) the Secretary of the Department that is administered by that Minister; or (b) an APS employee in that Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of that Department for the purposes of this subsection. (3) If information is disclosed to the Secretary of the Department under subsection (1) for the purpose of advising the Minister, the Secretary may, for that purpose, disclose the information to: (a) the Minister; or (b) an APS employee in the Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of the Department for the purposes of this subsection. (4) If information is disclosed to an APS employee in the Department under subsection (1) for the purpose of advising the Minister, the APS employee may, for that purpose, disclose the information to: (a) the Minister; or (b) the Secretary of the Department; or (c) another APS employee in the Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of the Department for the purposes of this subsection. (5) If information is disclosed to the Secretary of a Department under subsection (2) for the purpose of advising the Minister who administers that Department, the Secretary may, for that purpose, disclose the information to: (a) that Minister; or (b) an APS employee in that Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of that Department for the purposes of this subsection. (6) If information is disclosed to an APS employee in a Department under subsection (2) for the purpose of advising the Minister who administers that Department, the APS employee may, for that purpose, disclose the information to: (a) that Minister; or (b) the Secretary of that Department; or (c) another APS employee in that Department who is authorised, in writing, by the Secretary of that Department for the purposes of this subsection. (7) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).