Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00097:section:5:p55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00097
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5 (pt 55/56)
Character Range: 221263–224129

insurance business;
 (iv) a *director or *officer of a person mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii); and
 (b) the information is not information of a kind specified in the Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules as information that must not be disclosed under this section; and
 (c) the disclosure is made in accordance with any requirements in the Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules; and
 (d) the disclosure is, or is a kind of disclosure, certified by the Minister by written instrument to be in the public interest; and
 (e) if there are any conditions specified in the certificate—the conditions are met.
 (2) The Minister may specify conditions in a certificate under paragraph (1)(d) relating to the application of the certificate.
 (3) A certificate under paragraph (1)(d) is not a legislative instrument.

323‑20  Authorised disclosure: public interest
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 323‑1(3), a person may disclose information to another person if:
 (a) the information does not relate to any of the following:
 (i) a private health insurer;
 (ii) an applicant to become a private health insurer;
 (iii) a person carrying on *health insurance business;
 (iv) a *director or *officer of a person mentioned in subparagraph (i), (ii) or (iii); and
 (b) the information is not information of a kind specified in the Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules as information that must not be disclosed under this section; and
 (c) the disclosure is made in accordance with any requirements in the Private Health Insurance (Information Disclosure) Rules; and
 (d) the disclosure is, or is a kind of disclosure, certified by the Minister by written instrument to be in the public interest; and
 (e) if there are any conditions specified in the certificate—the conditions are met.
 (2) The Minister may specify conditions in a certificate under paragraph (1)(d) relating to the application of the certificate.
 (3) A certificate under paragraph (1)(d) is not a legislative instrument.

323‑25  Authorised disclosure: by the Secretary if authorised by affected person
  For the purposes of subsection 323‑1(3), the Secretary may disclose information to a person who is expressly or impliedly authorised by the person to whom the information relates to obtain it.

323‑30  Authorised disclosure: court proceedings
  For the purposes of subsection 323‑1(3), a person who has, or has at any time had, a duty, function or power under this Act may disclose to a court information that relates to another person for the purposes of an action or proceeding before the court to which that other person is a party.

323‑40  Offence: disclosure of information obtained by certain authorised disclosures
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person obtains information; and
 (b) the person does so by way of an