Part 4 Gathering and using information
Division 3 Use and disclosure of protected information
Section 47
(a) the Corporations Act 2001, except a provision of that Act
prescribed by the rules;
(b) a law, or a provision of a law, of the Commonwealth
prescribed by the rules;
are taken not to require or authorise the making of a record, or the
disclosure, of the fact that an asset is declared under section 51 to
be a critical infrastructure asset.
Good faith
(3) Section 45 does not apply to an entity to the extent that the entity
makes a record of, discloses or otherwise uses protected
information in good faith and in purported compliance with
Subdivision A or subsection 51(3) or 52(4).
Person to whom the protected information relates
(4) Section 45 does not apply to an entity if:
(a) the entity discloses protected information to the entity to
whom the information relates; or
(b) the entity is the entity to whom the protected information
relates; or
(c) the making of the record, or the disclosure or use, of the
protected information is in accordance with the express or
implied consent of the entity to whom the information
relates.
Note:
A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in
this section (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
47 No requirement to provide information
Except where it is necessary to do so for the purposes of giving
effect to this Act, an entity is not to be required to disclose
protected information, or produce a document containing protected
information, to:
(a) a court; or
(b) a tribunal, authority or person that has the power to require
the answering of questions or the production of documents.
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Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
Authorised Version C2018A00029
No. 29, 2018