Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) ACT 2011 - SECT 273

    An entrusted public official may disclose protected information to:

  (a)   the Secretary; or

  (b)   an officer of the Department who is authorised by the Secretary, in writing, for the purposes of this section;

if the disclosure is for the purposes of:

  (c)   advising the Minister; or

  (d)   facilitating Australia's compliance with its international obligations under:

  (i)   the Climate Change Convention; or

  (ii)   the Kyoto Protocol; or

  (iii)   the Paris Agreement; or

  (iv)   any other international agreement relating to climate change; or

  (e)   facilitating the development of an international agreement relating to climate change.