97Additional authorisation—disclosing etc. for a permitted purpose

97  Additional authorisation—disclosing etc. for a permitted purpose Disclosure, use etc. by a government official  (1) If protected information is disclosed to a government institution, then an employee or officer of the institution (the government official) may: if:  (e) the government official does so for any of the following purposes (a permitted purpose):  (i) the enforcement of the criminal law;  (ii) the safety or wellbeing of children;  (iii) investigatory, disciplinary or employment processes related to the safety or wellbeing of children;  (iv) a purpose prescribed by the rules; and  (f) the government official does so in the official’s capacity as an employee or officer of the government institution; and  (g) a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Part), or of a State or a Territory, does not prohibit the government official from doing so. Disclosure by a person to a government institution  (a) a person is satisfied that disclosure of protected information is reasonably necessary for a permitted purpose; and  (b) a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory requires or permits the person to disclose the information to a government institution that has functions that relate to the permitted purpose; then the person may disclose the information to the government institution for that purpose.  (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the person is:  (a) an officer of the scheme; or  (b) an employee or officer of a government institution. Officers of government institutions  (4) The rules may prescribe that specified persons are officers of a government institution for the purposes of subsection (1) or paragraph (3)(b).