Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00673:reg:6a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C00673
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6A
Character Range: 8261–9885

6A  Records of notice of allocation decisions

Notices to which this section applies
 (1) This section applies if any of the following notices relating to the allocation of a disclosure are given in relation to an agency (the relevant agency):
 (a) a notice by an authorised officer of the relevant agency under section 44 of the Act of a decision to allocate a disclosure to one or more agencies;
 (b) a notice by an authorised officer of the relevant agency under section 44A of the Act of a decision not to allocate a disclosure to any agency;
 (c) a notice under section 44B of the Act of a stop action direction under the NACC Act preventing an authorised officer of the relevant agency from allocating some or all of a disclosure under section 43 of the Act.

Records to be kept
 (2) The procedures established by the principal officer of the relevant agency under subsection 59(3) of the Act must require that an appropriate written record is kept of the following matters:
 (a) whether the notice (or a copy of the notice) was given to the discloser, and if not, why not;
 (b) if the notice (or a copy of the notice) was given to the discloser, the following matters:
 (i) the day and time the notice (or copy) was given to the discloser;
 (ii) the means by which the notice (or copy) was given to the discloser;
 (iii) the matters included in the notice.
 (3) In the case of a notice of a stop‑action direction, the written record must also indicate whether the principal officer of the relevant agency considers that it is reasonably practicable or appropriate for the discloser to be given a copy of the notice.