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.