43AA Authorised disclosure to Ombudsman official
(1)
The Secretary, or an authorised APS employee, may:
(a)
disclose protected information to an Ombudsman official for the purposes of exercising powers, or performing duties or functions, as an Ombudsman official; and
(b)
make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure.
Note: This section is an authorisation for the purposes of other laws, including the Australian Privacy Principles.
(2)
An authorised APS employee may disclose protected information under this section, and make a record of or use protected information for the purpose of that disclosure, only if doing so is in accordance with an authorisation under section 44A.