National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Act 2023
22Authorised dealings with information—Commonwealth authorities and State or Territory authorities
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22 Authorised dealings with information—Commonwealth authorities and State or Territory authorities
Commonwealth authorities (1) The Director‑General of the CDC, or a contracted service provider, may disclose any minimum notification information in relation to an individual that is included in the National Registry and is protected information: (a) to a Commonwealth authority prescribed by the rules; and (b) for purposes connected with the performance of functions, or the exercise of powers, of the Commonwealth authority.
Note 1: For Commonwealth authority, see section 8.
Note 2: This subsection is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.
(2) A Commonwealth authority to which protected information is disclosed under subsection (1) may collect, make a record of, disclose or otherwise use that information for any of the purposes for which the information was disclosed to the Commonwealth authority.
Note: This subsection is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.
State or Territory authorities (3) The Director‑General of the CDC, or a contracted service provider, may disclose to a relevant State or Territory authority, for a purpose referred to in paragraph 13(2)(a), (c), (d) or (f), any minimum notification information in relation to an individual that is included in the National Registry and is protected information if the individual: (a) resides in the State or Territory; or (b) was exposed to a respiratory disease‑causing agent in the State or Territory; or (c) was diagnosed with an occupational respiratory disease in the State or Territory.
Note 1: For relevant State or Territory authority, see section 8.
Note 2: This subsection is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.
(4) A relevant State or Territory authority to which protected information is disclosed under subsection (3) may collect, make a record of, disclose or otherwise use that information for a purpose referred to in paragraph 13(2)(a), (c), (d) or (f).
Note: This subsection is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.