Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00129:section:73za
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00129
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 73ZA
Character Range: 244444–246376

73ZA  Disclosures qualifying for protection
 (1) This section applies to a disclosure of information by a person (the discloser) who is, in relation to an NDIS provider, any of the following:
 (a) if the NDIS provider is a body corporate—an officer or employee of the body corporate, or a person who has a contract for the supply of goods or services to, or on behalf of, the body corporate;
 (b) if the NDIS provider is an unincorporated association—a member of the committee of management or an employee of the association, or a person who has a contract for the supply of goods or services to, or on behalf of, the association;
 (c) if the NDIS provider is a partnership—a partner in or an employee of the partnership, or a person who has a contract for the supply of goods or services to, or on behalf of, the partnership;
 (d) in any case—a person with disability who is receiving a support or service from the NDIS provider, or a nominee, family member, carer, independent advocate or significant other of that person.
 (2) The disclosure of the information by the discloser qualifies for protection under this Division if:
 (a) the disclosure is made to one of the following:
 (i) the Commissioner;
 (ii) the Agency;
 (iii) if the NDIS provider is a body corporate—a member of the key personnel of the body corporate;
 (iv) if the NDIS provider is an unincorporated association—a member of the key personnel of the association;
 (v) if the NDIS provider is a partnership—a partner; and
 (b) the discloser informs the person to whom the disclosure is made of the discloser's name before making the disclosure; and
 (c) the discloser has reasonable grounds to suspect that the information indicates that an NDIS provider has, or may have, contravened a provision of this Act; and
 (d) the discloser makes the disclosure in good faith.
 (3) In this section, officer has the same meaning as it has in the Corporations Act 2001.