Section 123ZE — Social Security (Administration) Act 1999: Disclosure of information to the Secretary—child protection

(1) Despite any law (whether written or unwritten) in force in a State or Territory, a child protection officer of a State or Territory may give the Secretary information about a person if: (a) either: (i) the person is subject to the income management regime under section 123UC; or (ii) the child protection officer is considering whether to give a notice of the kind referred to in paragraph 123UC(1)(b) in relation to the person; and (b) the disclosed information is relevant to the operation of this Part. (2) If information about a person is disclosed by a child protection officer of a State or Territory as mentioned in subsection (1), the Secretary may disclose information about the person to a child protection officer of the State or Territory for the purposes of the performance of the functions and duties, or the exercise of the powers, of the child protection officer in relation to the care, protection or welfare of children.