Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY WORKPLACE SUPPORT SERVICE ACT 2023 - SECT 63

  (1)   The CEO may make an arrangement, in writing, with:

  (aa)   the Chair Commissioner; or

  (a)   the Head (however described) of a Commonwealth entity; or

  (b)   an individual who holds any office or appointment under a law of the Commonwealth; or

  (ba)   a Presiding Officer;

relating to:

  (c)   the disclosure of information to, or by, the PWSS under subsection   61(1), (2), (2A) or (2B) or 62(3); or

  (d)   the use by the PWSS, IPSC, other Commonwealth entity, individual, or Presiding Officer of information disclosed under any of those subsections.

  (2)   Without limiting subsection   (1), an arrangement made under that subsection may make provision for the confidentiality of information disclosed in accordance with the arrangement.

  (3)   The PWSS must ensure that an arrangement made under subsection   (1) is published on its website.

  (4)   An arrangement made under subsection   (1) is not a legislative instrument.

  (5)   If an arrangement under subsection   (1) is in force, then:

  (a)   the disclosure to, or by, the PWSS of information to which the arrangement applies is not authorised under subsection   61(1), (2), (2A) or (2B) or 62(3); and

  (b)   the use of information to which the arrangement applies is not authorised under subsection   61(7) or 62(4);

if the disclosure or use of the information would contravene the arrangement.