Section 1270M — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

(1) A person is not liable to any proceedings for contravening a secrecy provision in respect of a recording or disclosure authorised under subsection 1270L(3), unless the secrecy provision is a designated secrecy provision.

(2) A secrecy provision is a provision that:

(a) is a provision of a law of the Commonwealth (other than this Act); and

(b) prohibits or regulates the use or disclosure of information.

(3) A designated secrecy provision is any of the following:

(a) sections 18 to 18B, 92 and 92A of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979;

(b) section 34 of the Inspector‑General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986;

(c) sections 39 to 41 of the Intelligence Services Act 2001;

(d) section 8WB of the Taxation Administration Act 1953;

(e) a provision of a law of the Commonwealth prescribed by rules made for the purposes of this paragraph under section 1270T;

(f) a provision of a law of the Commonwealth of a kind prescribed by rules made for the purposes of this paragraph under section 1270T.

Related sections

• s 1270J — How the Registrar is to perform and exercise functions and powers
• s 1270K — Disclosure framework
• s 1270L — Protection of confidentiality of protected information
• s 1270N — Preventing disclosure of particular protected information
• s 1270P — Authorisation for purposes of Privacy Act
• s 1270Q — Disclosure to a court

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