CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 273GAB Authorisation to disclose information to an officer
CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 273GAB
Authorisation to disclose information to an officer(1) A person may disclose to an officer information about any matter relating to actual or proposed travel:
(a) of any person or goods on the way (directly or indirectly) to Australia; or
(b) involving the departure from Australia of any person or goods;
even if the information is personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 ).
Note: An officer is obliged to handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 . Part 6 of the Australian Border Force Act 2015 also limits the recording and disclosure of information disclosed to the officer under this section.
(2) To avoid doubt, this section does not:
(a) require anyone to disclose information to an officer; or
(b) affect a requirement of or under another provision of
this Act for a person to disclose information to an officer (whether by
answering a question, by providing a document or by other means).