National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

CHAPTER 5 - ADMINISTRATION  

PART 5-1 - MATTERS RELATING TO HANDLING RECORDS AND INFORMATION  

Division 1A - The Registrar  

Subdivision C - Disclosure of information  

SECTION 212N   AUTHORISATION OF RECORDING OR DISCLOSURE  

212N(1)    
A person is not liable to any proceedings for contravening a secrecy provision in respect of a recording or disclosure authorised under subsection 212M(3) , unless the secrecy provision is a designated secrecy provision.

212N(2)    
A secrecy provision is a provision that:

(a)    is a provision of a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act); and

(b)    prohibits or regulates the use or disclosure of information.

212N(3)    
A designated secrecy provision is any of the following:

(a)    

sections 18 to 18B and 92 of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 ;

(b)    section 34 of the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986 ;

(c)    sections 39 to 41 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001 ;

(d)    section 8WB of the Taxation Administration Act 1953 ;

(e)    a provision of a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by rules made for the purposes of this paragraph under section 212U ;

(f)    a provision of a law of the Commonwealth of a kind prescribed by rules made for the purposes of this paragraph under section 212U .