Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

PART 7 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS  

Division 3 - Confidentiality of information  

SECTION 123A  

123A   AUTHORISATION OF DISCLOSURES ABOUT DECISIONS WHERE COMMONWEALTH, STATE OR TERRITORY MINISTER OR BODY ETC. PROVIDED INFORMATION  


A person (the discloser ) may disclose protected information to a person (the recipient ) if:

(a)    the recipient is:


(i) a Minister, an officer or an employee of the Commonwealth, a State, the Australian Capital Territory or the Northern Territory; or

(ii) an officer or employee of a Commonwealth, State or Territory body; and

(b)    the information relates to a decision (the relevant decision ) to make, or not to make, an order or decision under Part 3 ; and

(c)    either:


(i) the recipient; or

(ii) if subparagraph (a)(ii) applies - another officer or employee of the Commonwealth, State or Territory body mentioned in that subparagraph;

provided information for the purposes of the making of the relevant decision; and

(d)    the discloser reasonably believes the disclosure of the information may assist the recipient in the performance of the recipient ' s functions or duties, or the exercise of the recipient ' s powers, as a person mentioned in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) .


 

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