CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 85ZZH

Division 3 does not apply in relation to the disclosure of information to or by, or the taking into account of information by a person or body referred to in one of the following paragraphs for the purpose specified in relation to the person or body:

(a)

a law enforcement agency, for the purpose of making decisions in relation to prosecution or sentencing or of assessing:

(i)

prospective employees or prospective members of the agency; or

(ii)

persons proposed to be engaged as consultants to, or to perform services for, the agency or a member of the agency;

(b)

an intelligence or security agency, for the purpose of assessing:

(i)

prospective employees or prospective members of the agency; or

(ii)

persons proposed to be engaged as consultants to, or to perform services for, the agency or a member of the agency;

(c)

a court or tribunal established under a Commonwealth law, a State law or a Territory law, for the purpose of making a decision, including a decision in relation to sentencing;

(d)

a person who makes a decision under the Migration Act 1958 , the Australian Citizenship Act 1948 , or the Immigration Act 1980 of the Territory of Norfolk Island, for the purpose of making that decision;

(e)

a person or body who employs or otherwise engages other persons in relation to the care, instruction or supervision of minors, for the purpose of finding out whether a person who is being assessed by the person or body for that employment or engagement has been convicted of a designated offence;

(f)

a person or body who otherwise makes available care, instruction or supervision services for minors, for the purpose of finding out whether a person who is being assessed by the person or body in connection with those services has been convicted of a designated offence;

(g)

a Commonwealth authority, for the purpose of assessing appointees or prospective appointees to a designated position;

(h)

the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre, for the purpose of assessing:

(i)

prospective officers or prospective members of the Centre; or

(ii)

persons proposed to be engaged as consultants to, or to perform services for, the Centre;

(j)

the Australian Government Solicitor, for the purpose of instituting or conducting proceedings for Commonwealth offences;

(k)

a prescribed person or body, for a prescribed purpose, in relation to a conviction for a prescribed offence.