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.