Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A provision of a law of the Commonwealth that prohibits the disclosure, recording or use of information does not apply to the disclosure, recording or use of information if:
(a) the disclosure, recording or use is in connection with the conduct of a disclosure investigation; or
(b) the disclosure, recording or use is for the purposes of the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, conferred on a person by Part 3 or section 61 or 65; or
(c) the disclosure, recording or use is in connection with giving a person access to information for the purposes of, or in connection with, the performance of the functions, or the exercise of the powers, conferred on the person by Part 3 or section 61 or 65;
and the disclosure, recording or use is not contrary to a designated publication restriction.
Note: For designated publication restriction , see section 8.
(2) However, this section does not apply if:
(a) the provision is enacted after the commencement of this section; and
(b) the provision is expressed to have effect despite this section.