Veterans' Entitlements, Treatment and Support (Simplification and Harmonisation) Act 2025 (17 of 2025)

Schedule 1   Single ongoing Act main amendments

Part 3   Other amendments

Division 9   Information sharing

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

131   After section 407

Insert:

407A Defence Department and Defence Force may disclose information to Commission

(1) Either of the following entities:

(a) the Defence Department;

(b) the Australian Defence Force;

may disclose information obtained or generated by the entity to the Commission if the disclosure is for the purposes of assisting the Commission to perform its functions or duties or exercise its powers.

(2) To avoid doubt, if information is disclosed in accordance with this section, the disclosure is taken, for the purposes of the Australian Privacy Principles, to be authorised by this Act.

(3) This section applies despite any other law of the Commonwealth, any rule of common law or any equitable obligation of confidence.

407B Use of information by Commission

The Commission may use or disclose information obtained under section 407A if the use or disclosure is for the purposes of the Commission performing its functions or duties, or exercising its powers.