Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
43AAAuthorised disclosure to Ombudsman official
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43AA Authorised disclosure to Ombudsman official
(1) The Secretary, or an authorised APS employee, may: (a) disclose protected information to an Ombudsman official for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing duties or functions, as an Ombudsman official; 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.