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information about a person employed or otherwise engaged by an NDIS provider; and
            (b) the disclosure is necessary to assist a professional body to consider whether the person's conduct meets the standards required to attain or maintain membership of the professional body.

       Meaning of professional body
        (2) For the purposes of this section, a professional body means an organisation that is responsible, nationally or in one or more States or Territories, for registering members of a particular profession and monitoring their compliance with specified standards of behaviour.

Division 3—Disclosures by the Commissioner to Secretaries, Chief Executives and other heads of authorities

20 When the Commissioner may disclose information to Departments or authorities, or heads of Departments or authorities
       The Commissioner may disclose NDIS information to a person, Department or authority under subparagraphs 67E(1)(b)(i), (iii) or (iv) of the Act:
            (a) following a request from the person, Department or authority; or
            (b) of the Commissioner's own initiative.

21 Purposes and responsibilities of a Department or authority
       In considering:
            (a) what the purpose of a Department or authority of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory is for the purposes of subparagraph 67E(1)(b)(i) or (iv) of the Act; or
            (b) what the responsibilities of a Department or authority of a State or Territory are for the purposes of subparagraph 67E(1)(b)(iii) of the Act;
       the Commissioner may have regard to:
            (c) the legislation within the Department or authority's portfolio responsibilities, including the purposes or objects of that legislation; and
            (d) any functions, powers or responsibilities (however described) bestowed on a Commonwealth Department or authority by legislation, or by the Commonwealth Administrative Arrangements Order (as amended from time to time); and
            (e) any functions, powers or responsibilities (however described) bestowed on a State or Territory Department or authority by legislation, or by State or Territory administrative arrangements (as amended from time to time).

          Schedule 1—List of State and Territory laws in relation to the Commission
                                     Title of Law                                                                                 Provisions
    1. Australian Capital Territory
1.1                                  Australian Crime Commission (ACT) Act 2003                                                   section 46
1.2                                  Children and Young People Act 2008                                                           sections 846, 847
1.3                                  Drugs of Dependence Act 1989                                                                 section 201
1.4                                  Electoral Act 1992                                                                           section 63
1.5                                  Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1992                                           sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
1.6                                  Human Rights Commission Act 2005                                                             section 66
1.7                                  Inquiries Act 1991                                                                           section 17
1.8                                  Judicial Commission Act 1994                                                                 section 28
1.9                                  Legal Aid Act 1997                                                                           section 92
1.10                                 Ombudsman Act 1989                                                                           section 33
1.11                                 Royal Commissions Act 1991                                                                   section 20
1.12                                 Territory Records Act 2002                                                                   section 52
1.13                                 Witness Protection Act 1996                                                                  section 23
    2. New South Wales
2.1                                  Adoption Act 2000                                                                            section 194
2.2                                  Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2007                                                    section 32B
2.3                                  Children and