Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00049:section:227:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00049
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 227 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 280066–282931

227  Key concepts

Authorised disclosers
 (1) Each of the following is an authorised discloser:
 (a) the Commissioner;
 (b) the Inspector.

Entrusted persons
 (2) A person is an entrusted person if the person is:
 (a) a staff member of the NACC; or
 (b) the Inspector; or
 (c) a person assisting the Inspector (see section 195).

Sensitive information
 (3) Sensitive information is information the disclosure of which:
 (a) could prejudice the security, defence or international relations of Australia; or
 (b) would prejudice relations between:
 (i) the Commonwealth Government and the Government of a State or Territory; or
 (ii) the Government of a State or Territory and the Government of another State or Territory; or
 (c) would involve disclosing:
 (i) deliberations or decisions of the Cabinet, or of any committee of the Cabinet, of the Commonwealth or of a State; or
 (ii) deliberations or advice of the Federal Executive Council or the Executive Council of a State or the Northern Territory; or
 (iii) deliberations or decisions of the Australian Capital Territory Executive or of a committee of that Executive; or
 (d) could reveal, or enable a person to ascertain, the existence or identity of a confidential source of information in relation to:
 (i) the enforcement of the criminal law of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory or a foreign country; or
 (ii) a NACC Act process; or
 (e) could reveal, or enable a person to ascertain, the identity of a person who is, or has been, a staff member of:
 (i) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; or
 (ii) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
 (f) could reveal, or enable a person to ascertain, the identity of a person who is, or has been, an agent of:
 (i) the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation; or
 (ii) the Australian Secret Intelligence Service; or
 (iii) the Australian Geospatial‑Intelligence Organisation; or
 (iv) the Australian Signals Directorate; or
 (g) could reveal information:
 (i) about the capabilities of, or information sources or operational activities or methods available to, a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency or the Australian Defence Force; or
 (ii) about particular operations that have been, are being or are proposed to be undertaken by a law enforcement agency, intelligence agency or the Australian Defence Force, or about proceedings relating to those operations; or
 (iii) provided by, or on behalf of, the government of a foreign country, an authority of the government of a foreign country or an international organisation, where that government or organisation does not consent to the public disclosure of the information; or
 (h) would prejudice the proper performance of the functions of the IGIS; or
 (i) could endanger a person's life or physical safety; or
 (j) could prejudice the protection of public safety; or
 (k)