Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 157A

  (1)   The Commission or a Commission official may disclose to:

  (a)   the AER; or

  (b)   the AEMC; or

  (c)   any staff or consultant assisting the AER or the AEMC in performing its functions or exercising its powers;

any information that it obtains under this Act or a gas market instrument that is relevant to the functions or powers of the AER or the AEMC.

Note:   The Privacy Act 1988 also contains provisions relevant to the use and disclosure of information.

  (2)   The AER or a person mentioned in paragraph   (1)(c) may use the information for any purpose connected with the performance of the AER's functions or the exercise of its powers.

  (3)   The AEMC or a person mentioned in paragraph   (1)(c) may use the information for any purpose connected with the performance of the AEMC's functions or the exercise of its powers.

  (4)   The Commission or a Commission official may impose conditions to be complied with in relation to information disclosed.

  (5)   In this section:

"Commission official" means:

  (a)   a member, or associate member, of the Commission; or

  (b)   a person referred to in subsection   27(1); or

  (c)   a person engaged under section   27A.