42A Authorised use and disclosure—development of proposed amendments of this Act etc.
(1)
The Secretary, or an authorised APS employee, may:
(a)
disclose protected information to an entity for the purposes of developing or assessing:
(i)
proposed amendments of this Act; or
(ii)
proposed rules; or
(iii)
proposed amendments of the rules; 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.