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information about a child's welfare and information about a relevant person's whereabouts.

                     Paragraphs 4.3 to 4.11 are made for the purposes of paragraph 67(a) of the Act.

       Part 5 Disclosure of information by the CEO to Secretaries, chief executives and heads of authorities

    5.1 Under the Act, the CEO may disclose NDIS information to the Secretary of a Commonwealth Department, the chief executive (however described) of a State or Territory Department, or the head of an authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory for the purposes of the relevant Department or authority.

                     Paragraph 5.1 summarises subparagraphs 66(1)(b)(i) and (v) of the Act.

    5.2 This Part sets out matters relating to the exercise of this power by the CEO.

    5.3 The CEO may disclose NDIS information to a Secretary, chief executive (however described) or head of an authority if the Secretary, chief executive or head of the authority requests that the relevant information be disclosed to them for one or more purposes of the Department or authority described in the request.

    5.4 The CEO may also disclose NDIS information to a Secretary, chief executive (however described) or head of an authority on the CEO's own initiative.

    5.5 If the CEO discloses relevant information to a Secretary, chief executive (however described) or head of an authority for the purposes of the Department or authority, the CEO must make a record of:

       (a) the information that was disclosed; and

       (b) the Secretary, chief executive (however described) or head of authority to whom the information was disclosed; and

       (c) where relevant, the purpose for which the disclosure was requested by the Secretary, chief executive (however described) or head of authority or, if the information was disclosed on the CEO's own initiative, the purpose for which the information was disclosed.

                     Paragraphs 5.3 to 5.5 are made for the purposes of paragraph 67(b) of the Act.

       Part 6 Other matters

Citation

    6.1 These Rules may be cited as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Protection and Disclosure of Information) Rules 2013.

Interpretation

    6.2 These Rules include text that summarises provisions of the Act. The boxed notes identify such text, which does not form an operative part of these Rules.

    6.3 Terms and expressions that are used in the Act have the same meaning in these Rules unless these Rules display a contrary intention—see the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 and the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which include definitions and rules of interpretation that apply to all Commonwealth legislation. For convenience, the more important definitions from the Act are identified or reproduced in paragraph 6.4.

    6.4 In these Rules:

    Act means the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013.

    Agency—see section 9 of the Act.

    CEO—see section