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Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
42AAuthorised use and disclosure—development of proposed amendments of this Act etc.
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#### 42A Authorised use and disclosure—development of proposed amendments of this Act etc.
(1) The Secretary, or an authorised APS employee, may:
(a) disclose protected information to an entity for the purposes of developing or assessing:
(i) proposed amendments of this Act; or
(ii) proposed rules; or
(iii) proposed amendments of the rules; and
(b) make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure.
> Note: This section is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.
(2) An authorised APS employee may disclose protected information under this section, and make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure, only if doing so is in accordance with an authorisation under section 44A.