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Contents

National Disability Insurance Scheme (Protection and Disclosure of Information) Rules 2013

Part 1 What these Rules are about

Part 2 Outline of these Rules

Part 3 Effect of State and Territory laws on a requirement to give information or evidence or produce documents

Part 4 Disclosure of information by the CEO in the public interest
General considerations
Enforcement of laws
Mistake of fact
Ministerial briefing
Missing and deceased persons
Agencies responsible for children

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

Part 6 Other matters
Citation
Interpretation

Notes

       Part 1 What these Rules are about

    1.1 These Rules are about safeguarding the privacy of people whose information is held by the Agency.

    1.2 The Rules deal with the circumstances in which a State or Territory law may prevent the disclosure of information or a document by a person to the Agency, and the ability of the CEO of the Agency to disclose information in the public interest or to a Commonwealth, State or Territory Department or authority.

    1.3 The Act sets out a number of principles for the NDIS. The following are particularly relevant to these Rules:

       (a) people with disability have the same right as other members of Australian society to respect for their worth and dignity and to live free from abuse, neglect and exploitation;

       (b) people with disability should have their privacy and dignity respected.

       Part 2 Outline of these Rules

    2.1 Part 3 relates to the circumstances in which a person may be required to give information, produce a document, or give evidence to the Agency for the purposes of the Act. Part 3 deals with the circumstances in which a State or Territory law can affect whether or not a person is required to give this information or evidence, or produce a document.

    2.2 Part 4 deals with the power of the CEO to disclose information collected under the Act where it is necessary to do so in the public interest.

    2.3 Part 5 deals with the circumstances in which the CEO may disclose information to the heads of other Commonwealth, State or Territory Departments or authorities.

    2.4 Part 6 deals with other matters, including interpretation of these Rules.

       Part 3 Effect of State and Territory laws on a requirement to give information or evidence or produce documents

    3.1 A person (for example, a participant or prospective participant) may be required, in certain circumstances, to give particular information or evidence, or produce documents, to the Agency or an officer for the purposes of the Act.

    3.2 Generally, a requirement under the Act to give information or evidence, or to produce documents, to