70Confidentiality

70 Confidentiality

(1)  In this regulation –

law enforcement agency has the same meaning as in the Personal Information Protection Act 2004 .

(2)  For the purposes of section 59(3)(g) of the Act –

(a) each of the following is a prescribed person:

(i) the CEO of ARPANSA;

(ii) a person engaged as an employee under the Public Service Act 1999 of the Commonwealth for the purposes of ARPANSA; and

(iii) a person who is an employee or agent of, or otherwise engaged by, a law enforcement agency; and

(b) each of the following is a prescribed purpose:

(i) reporting information to ARPANSA for inclusion in the Australian Radiation Incident Register; and

(ii) use or disclosure of information by, on behalf of or to a law enforcement agency, if the law enforcement agency reasonably believes that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary for –

(A) the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of criminal offences or breaches of a law imposing a penalty or sanction; or

(B) the prevention, detection, investigation or remedying of conduct that is seriously improper conduct; or

(C) the preparation for, or conduct of, proceedings before any court or tribunal or implementation of any order of a court or tribunal.