54CDisclosure required or permitted by law etc

54C Disclosure required or permitted by law etc

54C Disclosure required or permitted by law etc

(1) The disclosure of protected information as required or permitted by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory is authorised.

(2) The disclosure of protected information to any of the following is authorised—

(a) the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission;

(b) the Australian Energy Regulator;

(c) the Australian Energy Market Commission;

(ca) the Energy Security Board;

(d) the Economic Regulation Authority of Western Australia;

(e) a jurisdictional regulator;

(ea) the Australian Bureau of Statistics;

(eb) the Clean Energy Regulator;

(ec) each department responsible for the administration of the application Act of a participating jurisdiction;

(ed) the Minister of a participating jurisdiction;

(f) if the information is reasonably required by an energy ombudsman to resolve a dispute between a Registered participant and a retail customer but the information is not end-use consumer information—the energy ombudsman;

(g) a prescribed body;

(ga) a person or body who—

(i) satisfies any requirements or criteria prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph; or

(ii) is a member of a class of persons or bodies prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph;

(h) any staff or consultant assisting a body mentioned above in performing its functions or exercising its powers.

(3) Subject to any conditions imposed under subsection (4), a person or body to whom protected information is disclosed under subsection (2) may use the information for any purpose connected with the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, of the person or body.

(4) AEMO may impose conditions to be complied with in relation to protected information disclosed under subsection (2).