Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00597:reg:54
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00597
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 54
Character Range: 56810–57462

54  Matters to which Secretary must have regard
  In certifying for the purposes of paragraph 128(1)(a) of the Act that a disclosure of information is necessary in the public interest, the Secretary must have regard to whether, on the information available to the Secretary:
 (a) a person to whom the disclosure of information relates is, or may be, in a situation in which the person is subject to physical, psychological or emotional abuse; and
 (b) the person may not be able to report information in relation to that situation or the person's circumstances because of the person's age, disability, social, cultural, family or other circumstances.