Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00839:clause:2_59aa
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00839
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 59AA
Character Range: 37970–39952

59AA  Disclosing information to government bodies

Commonwealth, State, Territory and foreign agencies etc.
 (1) The CEO may disclose ACC information to:
 (a) a body of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (b) a person who holds an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
 (c) an agency that has responsibility for:
 (i) law enforcement in a foreign country; or
 (ii) intelligence gathering for a foreign country; or
 (iii) the security of a foreign country; or
 (d) an international body that:
 (i) has functions relating to law enforcement or gathering intelligence; and
 (ii) is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
 (e) an international judicial body that is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph;
if:
 (f) the CEO considers it appropriate to do so; and
 (g) the CEO considers that the information is relevant to a permissible purpose; and
 (h) disclosing the ACC information would not be contrary to a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that would otherwise apply.
Note 1: For the definition of body, see subsection (3).
Note 2: This section is subject to any relevant direction given under subsection 25A(9) (see section 59AC).

ASIO
 (2) The CEO may disclose ACC information to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation if:
 (a) the CEO considers it appropriate to do so; and
 (b) the information is relevant to security (as defined in section 4 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979); and
 (c) disclosing the ACC information would not be contrary to a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory that would otherwise apply.

Definitions
 (3) In this section:
body includes:
 (a) a body however described; and
 (b) a Department of State; and
 (c) a body (whether incorporated or not) established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
 (d) a law enforcement agency.