Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Act 2012 (Cth)

CHAPTER 7 - MISCELLANEOUS  

PART 7-1 - SECRECY  

Division 150 - Secrecy  

Subdivision 150-C - Authorised disclosure  

SECTION 150-54   COMMISSIONER MAY NOTIFY ENTITY BEFORE AUTHORISING DISCLOSURE  

150-54(1)    
If:

(a)    the Commissioner is considering authorising, under subsection 150-51(3) or 150-52(3) , the disclosure of information; and

(b)    the information concerns an entity;

the Commissioner may give the entity written notice that the Commissioner is considering authorising the disclosure.

Note: The entity may be the registered entity mentioned in paragraph 150-51(3)(a) or 150-52(3)(a) , or another entity (such as an employee or member of the registered entity).

150-54(2)    
If:

(a)    the Commissioner authorises the disclosure of information under subsection 150-51(3) or 150-52(3) ; and

(b)    before authorising the disclosure, the Commissioner gave notice to an entity under subsection (1) of this section that the Commissioner was considering giving the authorisation; and

(c)    that entity gave the Commissioner a response to the notice, and did not indicate in the response that the response was confidential;

the Commissioner may cause a copy of the response, or any information included in the response, to be published on the ACNC ' s website.

150-54(3)    
To avoid doubt, the Commissioner is not required to do anything under subsection (1) or (2) before authorising the disclosure of information under subsection 150-51(3) or 150-52(3) , or before a disclosure is made in accordance with such an authorisation.