Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00385:clause:1_315h
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2018C00385
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 315H
Character Range: 35155–37570

315H  Information sharing and confidentiality
 (1) A person who obtains information or a document under section 314A, 314B, 314C, 314D, 315C or this subsection may disclose any of that information, or provide the document (or a copy of it), to another person for either or both of the following purposes:
 (a) the assessment of the risk of unauthorised interference with, or unauthorised access to, telecommunications networks or facilities and, if there is such a risk, the assessment of the risk to security;
 (b) the purposes of security.
Note: The Privacy Act 1988 applies to the disclosure of personal information.

Limitation
 (2) However, if a person obtains information or a document under section 314A, 314B, 314C, 314D, 315C or subsection (1) of this section, the person must not disclose any of that information, or provide the document (or a copy of it), to a person who is not a Commonwealth officer, to the extent that the information is identifying information or that the document (or a copy of it) contains identifying information.

Confidentiality
 (3) Subject to this section, a person who obtains information or a document under section 314A, 314B, 314C, 314D, 315C or this section must treat the information or document as confidential.

Definitions
 (4) In this section:
Commonwealth officer means:
 (a) a person who is in the employment of the Commonwealth, other than a person who is engaged outside Australia to perform duties outside Australia as an employee; or
 (b) a person who holds or performs the duties of any office or position established by or under a law of the Commonwealth; or
 (c) a member of the Australian Defence Force; or
 (d) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, a Deputy Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, an AFP employee, a special member or a special protective service officer (all within the meaning of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979).
Note: Paragraph (a) of this definition covers, for example, persons employed by the Director‑General of Security, on behalf of the Commonwealth, under subsection 84(1) of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.
identifying information means information that identifies the carrier, carriage service provider or carriage service intermediary concerned.
security has the same meaning as in the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979.

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