17Authorised dealings with information

17 Authorised dealings with information

Uploading personal information etc. to the register (1) A person may collect, make a record of, disclose or otherwise use: (a) personal information; or (b) key information for an individual; or (c) information that is commercial‑in‑confidence; if the person does so for the purposes of including information in the register.

Note: This subsection is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to information notified under section 13 to the extent that collection, recording, disclosure or use under the subsection would be contrary to a request in effect under section 14. Using or disclosing information in the register (3) A person may collect, make a record of, disclose or otherwise use protected information, or key information included in the register, if: (a) the person does so for the purposes of the register and is: (i) an officer or employee of the Commonwealth or of an authority of the Commonwealth; or (ii) engaged by the Commonwealth, or by an authority of the Commonwealth, to perform work relating to the purposes of the register; or (iii) an officer or employee of a person referred to in subparagraph (ii), or engaged by a person referred to in subparagraph (ii) to perform work relating to the purposes of the register; or (b) all of the following apply: (i) the person is a healthcare provider; (ii) the information is about screening or diagnosis associated with a designated cancer in relation to an individual; (iii) the collection, recording, disclosure or use is for the purposes of providing healthcare to the individual in relation to the designated cancer; or (c) the collection, recording, disclosure or use is required or permitted by the law of a participating State or Territory, and the person is: (i) a State or Territory authority of the participating State or Territory; or (ii) an officer or employee of the participating State or Territory, or of a State or Territory authority of the participating State or Territory; or (iii) engaged by the participating State or Territory, or by a State or Territory authority of the participating State or Territory, to perform work relating to the information; or (iv) an officer or employee of a person referred to in subparagraph (iii), or engaged by a person referred to in subparagraph (iii) to perform work relating to the information; or (d) the person does so for the purposes of performing the person’s functions, or exercising the person’s powers, under this Act; or (e) the person is required or authorised to do so by or under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or (f) the information is disclosed to the person under this section and the collection, recording, disclosure or use is for the purposes for which the information was disclosed to the person; or (g) all of the following apply: (i) the person is the Secretary; (ii) the collection, recording, disclosure or use is for the purposes of disclosing information to a professional disciplinary authority, a child protection officer or an enforcement body; (iii) the person reasonably believes that the information will enable or assist the authority, officer or body to perform or exercise any of the authority’s, officer’s or body’s functions or powers; or (h) the person does so for the purposes of court or tribunal proceedings, or in accordance with an order of a court or tribunal; or (i) the person does so for the purposes of a coronial inquiry, or in accordance with an order of a coroner.