Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00510:section:52:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00510
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 52 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 105116–106333

(7) If:
 (a) a prosecution for an offence against the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976, in relation to the entity's handling of the security‑sensitive biological agent to which the reportable event relates, is instituted against the entity within 12 months after the date on which the National Register is varied under paragraph (2)(a); and
 (b) the entity is found not to have committed the offence;
the Secretary must vary the National Register to indicate that the variation made under that paragraph is no longer on a temporary basis.
 (8) A variation of the National Register under subsection (7) must be made as soon as practicable after the end of the proceedings for the offence referred to in that subsection.
 (9) A person or authority that conducts investigations in relation to offences against the Crimes (Biological Weapons) Act 1976, or institutes or carries on prosecutions for offences against that Act, may disclose personal information to the Secretary for the purpose of assisting the Secretary to maintain the National Register in an up‑to‑date form.
Note: Subsection (9) constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, such as paragraph 6.2(b) of Australian Privacy Principle 6.