Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this section:
"entrusted person" means:
(a) the Parliamentary Budget Officer; or
(b) a Parliamentary Service employee assisting the Parliamentary Budget Officer; or
(c) a person acting under the direction or authority of the Parliamentary Budget Officer.
(2) An entrusted person must not disclose information relating to a request referred to in paragraph 64E(1)(a) or (c) if the request included a direction under paragraph 64H(3)(d) or section 64M to treat the information as confidential.
(3) Subsection ( 2) does not prevent an entrusted person from disclosing information relating to a request for the purposes of complying with the request.
(4) Despite subsection ( 2) but subject to subsection ( 5), the Parliamentary Budget Officer may make a public statement to clarify a matter relating to the response to a request referred to in paragraph 64E(1)(a) or (c) if:
(a) the request included a direction under paragraph 64H(3)(d) or section 64M to treat information relating to the request as confidential; and
(b) the Parliamentary Budget Officer is satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest to make the statement.
(4A) An entrusted person must not disclose information given to the Parliamentary Budget Officer by the Head of a Commonwealth body under subsection 64KA(3) or 64MB(4) if the Head requested, under subsection 64KA(4) or 64MB(5) (as the case requires), that the information be kept confidential.
(4B) Subsection ( 4A) does not prevent an entrusted person from disclosing information referred to in that subsection for the purpose for which the information was obtained, but the information must not be further disclosed.
(5) An entrusted person must not disclose information received by the Parliamentary Budget Officer in accordance with an arrangement under subsection 64F(1) if the disclosure of the information would contravene a confidentiality provision in the arrangement.