Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The PWSS may, in writing, request a person covered by subsection (2) to give the PWSS, within a specified period, specified information (including personal information) for the purposes of the PWSS preparing a report required by subsection 22(2).
(2) This subsection covers the following persons:
(a) the Secretary of the Department;
(aa) the Chair Commissioner;
(b) a Secretary of a Parliamentary Department ;
(c) if a Commonwealth entity is specified in the PWSS rules for the purposes of this paragraph--the Head (however described) of the Commonwealth entity;
(d) if an office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth is specified in the PWSS rules for the purposes of this paragraph--the individual holding that office or appointment.
(3) A person covered by subsection (2) must comply with a request given to the person under subsection (1) unless doing so would constitute an offence against a law of the Commonwealth.
(4) The PWSS may:
(a) use the information for the following purposes:
(i) preparing a report required by subsection 22(2);
(ii) monitoring and reviewing matters relating to any of its functions; and
(b) disclose the information in a report required by subsection 22(2) (subject to sections 22 and 63).
Note 1: This section constitutes an authorisation for the purposes of the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws.
Note 2: Subsection 22(9) provides that a report under section 22 must not include personal information (subject to section 23).