Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00085:clause:3_155aaa:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007A00085
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 3 cl 155AAA (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 57129–60092

Authority;
 (d) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission;
 (e) the National Competition Council;
 (f) the Productivity Commission;
 (g) any other agency within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 1982;
 (h) the Australian Statistician;
 (i) the Commissioner of Taxation;
 (j) the Australian Competition Tribunal;
 (k) the Director of Public Prosecutions;
 (l) the Reserve Bank of Australia;
 (m) a State/Territory government body;
 (n) a foreign government body;
to perform or exercise any of the functions or powers of the agency, body or person, an authorised Commission official may disclose that protected information to the agency, body or person concerned.

 (13) The Chairperson may, by writing, impose conditions to be complied with in relation to protected information disclosed under subsection (12).

 (14) An instrument under subsection (13) is not a legislative instrument.

Disclosure with consent

 (15) A Commission official may disclose protected information that relates to the affairs of a person if:
 (a) the person has consented to the disclosure; and
 (b) the disclosure is in accordance with that consent.

Disclosure of publicly available information

 (16) A Commission official may disclose protected information if it is already publicly available.

Disclosure of summaries or statistics

 (17) A Commission official may disclose:
 (a) summaries of protected information; or
 (b) statistics derived from protected information;
if those summaries or statistics, as the case may be, are not likely to enable the identification of a person.

Disclosure authorised by regulations

 (18) The regulations may:
 (a) authorise a Commission official to disclose protected information in specified circumstances; and
 (b) provide that the Chairperson may, by writing, impose conditions to be complied with in relation to the disclosure of protected information in those circumstances.

 (19) An instrument under regulations made for the purposes of paragraph (18)(b) is not a legislative instrument.

Delegation

 (20) The Chairperson may, by writing, delegate any or all of his or her functions and powers under:
 (a) this section; or
 (b) regulations made for the purposes of subsection (18);
to a member of the Commission.

Definitions

 (21) In this section:

authorised Commission official means a Commission official authorised by the Chairperson, in writing, for the purposes of this section.

Commission official means:
 (a) a member, or associate member, of the Commission; or
 (b) a person referred to in subsection 27(1); or
 (c) a person engaged under section 27A.

core statutory provision means:
 (a) a provision of Part IV, IVA, V, VA, VII, VIII, XIB or XIC (other than a provision of Division 1AA of Part V); or
 (b) the remaining provisions of this Act so far as they relate to a provision covered by paragraph (a); or
 (c) a provision of the regulations so far as it relates to a provision covered by