National Electricity (Queensland) Law
sec.54Protected information
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sec.54 Protected information
AEMO must take all reasonable measures to ensure it does not make unauthorised use, or an unauthorised disclosure, of information ( protected information )— given to it in confidence; or given to it in connection with the performance of its statutory functions and classified under the Rules or the Regulations as confidential information. AEMO makes unauthorised use of protected information if (and only if) it uses the information contrary to this Law. Section 53D authorises AEMO (subject to anything to the contrary in this Law) to use information (whether obtained by a market information instrument or in any other way) for any purpose connected with the performance of any of its statutory functions. AEMO makes an unauthorised disclosure of protected information if the disclosure is not authorised under this Law. To avoid doubt, nothing in the Rules or the Regulations prevents AEMO using or disclosing information for any purpose connected with the performance of any of its statutory functions. s 54 sub 2009 No. 31 (SA) s 17 amd 2025 No. 7 (SA) s 6 (sec.54-ssec.1) AEMO must take all reasonable measures to ensure it does not make unauthorised use, or an unauthorised disclosure, of information ( protected information )— given to it in confidence; or given to it in connection with the performance of its statutory functions and classified under the Rules or the Regulations as confidential information. (sec.54-ssec.2) AEMO makes unauthorised use of protected information if (and only if) it uses the information contrary to this Law. Section 53D authorises AEMO (subject to anything to the contrary in this Law) to use information (whether obtained by a market information instrument or in any other way) for any purpose connected with the performance of any of its statutory functions. (sec.54-ssec.3) AEMO makes an unauthorised disclosure of protected information if the disclosure is not authorised under this Law. (sec.54-ssec.4) To avoid doubt, nothing in the Rules or the Regulations prevents AEMO using or disclosing information for any purpose connected with the performance of any of its statutory functions.
- (a) given to it in confidence; or
- (b) given to it in connection with the performance of its statutory functions and classified under the Rules or the Regulations as confidential information.