Australian Postal Corporation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory

Rules1992No. 132 1

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Australian Postal Corporation

Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Australian Postal Corporation Act 1989.

 Dated 1 June 1992.

  BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

BOB BROWN

Minister of State for Land Transport

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Australian Postal Corporation Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

 

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

2.   New Part 4

2.1   After regulation 19, insert:

PART 4—DISCLOSURE OF FACTS OR DOCUMENTS

Disclosure by employees of Australia Post

 “20. For the purposes of paragraph 92 (2) (d) of the Act, the following circumstances are prescribed:

(a)

the disclosure is made:

 (i) to an officer or employee of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization authorised in writing by the Director-General of Security to receive the disclosure; and

 (ii) in connection with the performance by the Organization of its functions; or

(b)

the disclosure is reasonably necessary for:

 (i) the enforcement of the criminal law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; or

 (ii) the enforcement of a law of the Commonwealth imposing a pecuniary penalty; or

 (iii) the protection of the public revenue; or

• (c)

  the fact or document relates to the affairs or personal particulars (including any address) of another person and:

   (i) the other person is reasonably likely to have been aware or made aware that information of that kind is usually disclosed in the circumstances concerned; or

   (ii) the other person has consented to the disclosure in the circumstances concerned; or

   (iii) the person who makes the disclosure believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to the life or health of a person.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 June 1992.

 

2. Statutory Rules 1989 No. 174 as amended by 1990 No. 431.