Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:clause:2_132a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 132A
Character Range: 2594055–2596083

132A  Confidentiality of notices given under this Division
 (1) A person must not disclose to any other person a notice given under this Division, or any part of or information contained in such a notice, unless the person who gave the notice has consented to the notice, or that part or information, not being treated as confidential.
 (2) This section does not apply if:
 (a) the disclosure is made by the Commonwealth Minister to:
 (i) another responsible Minister; or
 (ii) the regulator; or
 (iii) an associate regulator; or
 (b) the disclosure is made by the Commonwealth Minister and the Commonwealth Minister considers that the disclosure is in the public interest; or
 (c) the disclosure is made by a member of the staff of the regulator, or an associate regulator, in the performance of his or her duties as such a member of staff, and is made:
 (i) to another member of the staff of the regulator or associate regulator; or
 (ii) if the person making the disclosure is a member of the staff of the regulator—to an associate regulator; or
 (iii) if the person making the disclosure is a member of the staff of an associate regulator—to the regulator or another associate regulator; or
 (d) the disclosure is required or authorised by or under law; or
 (e) the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the enforcement of the criminal law or of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty.
 (3) This section also does not apply if the disclosure is made by a member of the staff of the regulator, or an associate regulator, in the performance of his or her duties as such a member of staff, and is made because it is reasonably necessary to protect public safety, to:
 (a) any other agency within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 1982; or
 (b) the Director of Public Prosecutions; or
 (c) a State/Territory government body (within the meaning of section 155AAA of the Competition and Consumer Act); or
 (d) a foreign government body (within the meaning of the Competition and Consumer Act).

Division 6—Miscellaneous