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MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2004 No. 51, 2004 - SECT 409

Giving information
(1)
Nothing in a law of a State or of a Territory may operate to prevent a person from giving information, producing documents or giving evidence for the purposes of this Act.

(2)
The Commission (or a staff member assisting the Commission) may provide any information obtained in the performance of his or her duties under this Act to a person or agency specified in this table for the purpose specified in the table:


Giving information


Item


Person or agency


Purpose


1


An employee of the Defence Department


A purpose relating to litigation involving a service injury, disease or death in relation to which a claim has been made under section 319


2


A service chief


A purpose relating to reconsideration or review under Chapter 8 of a determination made under Chapter 2 about acceptance of liability for a service injury, disease or death


3


A person or agency specified in the regulations


A purpose specified in the regulations in relation to that person or agency


(3)
The person or agency must not:

(a) use the information for a purpose other than the specified purpose; or
(b) further disclose the information for a purpose other than the specified purpose.

(4)
To avoid doubt, if information is disclosed or used in accordance with this section, the disclosure or use is taken, for the purposes of the Information Privacy Principles set out in section 14 of the Privacy Act 1988 , to be authorised by law.


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