Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

IDENTITY VERIFICATION SERVICES ACT 2023 - SECT 33

  (1)   An entrusted person may disclose protected information if:

  (a)   the disclosure is to any of the following persons:

  (i)   the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security, or a person covered by subsection   32(1) of the Inspector - General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 ;

  (ii)   the Commonwealth Ombudsman, or another officer (within the meaning of subsection   35(1) of the Ombudsman Act 1976 );

  (iii)   the Information Commissioner, a member of the staff of the Office of the Information Commissioner, or a consultant engaged under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 ;

  (iv)   the National Anti - Corruption Commissioner, or another staff member of the NACC (within the meaning of the National Anti - Corruption Commission Act 2022 );

  (v)   the Inspector of the National Anti - Corruption Commission, or a person assisting the Inspector (within the meaning of the National Anti - Corruption Commission Act 2022 ); and

  (b)   the disclosure is for the purpose of that person exercising a power, or performing a function or duty.

  (2)   An entrusted person may make a record of or access protected information for the purpose of disclosing the protected information under subsection   (1).