Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsApplication of section
(1) This section applies to the use or disclosure of the information or document whether or not it is specially protected.
Disclosure under warrants
(2) The person may disclose the information or document as required by or under a warrant issued under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.
Disclosure as a witness
(3) The person may disclose the information or document as a witness summonsed to give evidence, or to produce documents, in a court of law.
Disclosure under a law of the Commonwealth
(4) The person may disclose the information or document as required by or under a law of the Commonwealth.
Disclosure under certain laws establishing Commissions
(5) The person may disclose the information or document as required by or under:
(a) the New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 of New South Wales; or
(b) the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 of New South Wales; or
(ba) the Independent Broad - based Anti - corruption Commission Act 2011 (Vic.); or
(c) the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 of Queensland; or
(ca) the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 2012 (SA); or
(d) any other prescribed law of a State or Territory that establishes a Commission or other body to conduct investigations or inquiries.
Disclosure under Australian Crime Commission legislation
(6) The person may disclose the information or document as required by or under a law of a State if the Australian Crime Commission performs a duty or function, or exercises a power, under that law in accordance with section 55A of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 .