Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122:section:59:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00122
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 59 (pt 7/26)
Character Range: 501050–504027

(a) the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission;
 (b) the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission;
 (c) the National Disability Insurance Scheme Launch Transition Agency;
 (d) the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission;
 (e) the Repatriation Commission;
 (f) the Department administered by the Minister administering the Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023;
 (g) the Department administered by the Minister administering the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986;
 (h) if:
 (i) another Department of State, or another authority, of the Commonwealth has regulatory, compliance or enforcement functions in relation to the provision of care, support, treatment or other related services or assistance (including care, support, treatment or other related services or assistance provided through an arrangement, including a contractual arrangement); and
 (ii) the Department or authority is specified in the Information Principles;
  that Department or authority.

86‑4  Disclosure of protected information by people conducting assessments
 (1) A person to whom powers or functions under Part 2.3 have been delegated under subsection 96‑2(14), or a person making assessments under section 22‑4 or 29C‑3, may make a record of, disclose or otherwise use *protected information, relating to a person and acquired in the course of exercising those powers or performing those functions, or making those assessments, for any one or more of the following purposes:
 (a) provision of *aged care, or other community, health or social services, to the person;
 (b) assessing the needs of the person for aged care, or other community, health or social services;
 (ba) if the person is a care recipient—assessing the level of care the person needs, relative to the needs of other care recipients;
 (c) reporting on, and conducting research into, the level of need for, and access to, aged care, or other community, health or social services;
 (d) monitoring, reporting on, and conducting research into, the quality or safety of aged care.
 (2) However, the purposes mentioned in paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) do not include publication (whether in writing or otherwise) of *personal information.

86‑4A  Disclosure of certain protected information by officials of the Pricing Authority
  An official of the Pricing Authority (within the meaning of the National Health Reform Act 2011) may disclose *protected information to either of the following if the information was obtained in the course of the performance of an Aged Care Act function (within the meaning of the National Health Reform Act 2011):
 (a) the Secretary;
 (b) the *Quality and Safety Commissioner.

86‑5  Limits on use of information disclosed under section 86‑3, 86‑4 or 86‑4A
  A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person makes a record of, discloses or otherwise uses information; and
 (b) the information is information disclosed to the person under section 86‑3, 86‑4 or 86‑4A; and
 (c) the purpose for which