Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Despite any law (whether written or unwritten) in force in a State or Territory, an officer or employee of a recognised State/Territory authority may give the Secretary information about a person if:
(a) either:
(i) the person is subject to the enhanced income management regime under section 123SCJ; or
(ii) the officer or employee is considering whether to give a notice of the kind referred to in paragraph 123SCJ(1)(b) in relation to the person; and
(b) the disclosed information is relevant to the operation of this Part.
(2) If information about a person is disclosed by an officer or employee of a recognised State/Territory authority as mentioned in subsection (1), the Secretary may disclose information about the person to an officer or employee of the recognised State/Territory authority for the purposes of the operation of this Part.
(3) If:
(a) a person ceases to be subject to the enhanced income management regime under section 123SCJ because of the cancellation of a category A welfare payment of the person or the person's partner; and
(b) immediately before the cancellation, the notice referred to in paragraph 123SCJ(1)(b), that was given to the person by an officer or employee of a recognised State/Territory authority, is in force;
then, as soon as practicable after the cancellation, the Secretary must give an officer or employee of the recognised State/Territory authority written notice of the cancellation.