1 Name

This rule is the Australian Border Force (Secrecy and Disclosure) Rule 2015.

This rule commences on 1 July 2015.

3 Authority

This rule is made under the Australian Border Force Act 2015.

4 Definition

In this rule:

Act means the Australian Border Force Act 2015.

5 Bodies and persons

For paragraph 44(4)(f) of the Act, the bodies and persons mentioned in Schedule 1 are prescribed.

6 Classes of information

(1) For paragraph 44(2)(d) of the Act:

(a) the bodies and persons mentioned in Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 2 are prescribed; and

(b) the classes of information mentioned in Schedule 3 are prescribed; and

(c) a class of information mentioned in an item of Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 of Schedule 2 is prescribed as a class of information that may be disclosed to the body or person mentioned in that item.

(2) For paragraph 45(2)(d) of the Act:

(a) the foreign countries, agencies or authorities of foreign countries, and public international organisations mentioned in Part 10 of Schedule 2 are prescribed; and

(b) the classes of information mentioned in Schedule 3 are prescribed; and

(c) a class of information mentioned in an item of Part 10 of Schedule 2 is prescribed as a class of information that may be disclosed to the foreign country, agency, authority or organisation mentioned in that item.

7 Permitted purposes

For paragraph 46(o) of the Act, the purposes mentioned in Schedule 4 are prescribed.

Schedule 1 Bodies and persons

(section 5)

1 Australian Red Cross Society

2 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australia

3 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals New South Wales

4 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Victoria

5 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Queensland

6 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Western Australia

7 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals South Australia

8 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tasmania

9 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Australian Capital Territory

10 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Darwin Regional Branch

Schedule 2 Classes of information—bodies, persons, foreign countries, agencies or authorities of foreign countries, and public international organisations

(section 6)

Part 1 Commonwealth

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
101	Attorney‑General’s Department	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
102	Australian Bureau of Statistics	C, I
103	Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity	B, C, G, H
104	Australian Communications and Media Authority	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
105	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission	B, C, G
106	Australian Crime Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
107	Australian Defence Force	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
108	Australian Electoral Commission	H
109	Australian Federal Police	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
110	Australian Financial Security Authority	H, I
111	Australian Fisheries Management Authority	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
112	Australian Grape and Wine Authority	C
113	Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency	H, I
114	Australian Institute of Criminology	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
115	Australian Maritime Safety Authority	A, B, D, E, F
116	Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority	B, C, F, G
117	Australian Postal Corporation	A, G
118	Australian Prudential Regulation Authority	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
119	Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency	C, G
120	Australian Safeguards and Non‑Proliferation Office	A, B, C
121	Australian Secret Intelligence Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
122	Australian Securities and Investments Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
123	Australian Security Intelligence Organisation	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
124	Australian Skills Quality Authority	H
125	Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority	B, C, E, F, G
126	Australian Sports Commission	B, C, E, F, G
127	Australian Taxation Office	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
128	Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)	C
129	Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
130	Civil Aviation Safety Authority	A, B, D, E, F, G
131	Comcare	H
132	Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
133	CrimTrac	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
134	Department of Agriculture	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
135	Department of Communications	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
136	Department of Defence	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
137	Department of Education and Training	B, H, I
138	Department of Employment	B, H, I
139	Department of Finance	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
140	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
141	Department of Health	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
142	Department of Human Services	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
143	Department of Industry and Science	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
144	Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
145	Department of Social Services	H, I
146	Department of the Environment	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
147	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
148	Department of the Treasury	C
149	Department of Veterans’ Affairs	H
150	Director, National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme	C, G
151	Director of National Parks	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
152	Food Standards Australia New Zealand	C, G
153	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority	A, B, D
154	Horticulture Australia Limited	C
155	Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service (Christmas Island)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
156	Indian Ocean Territories Customs Service (Cocos (Keeling) Islands)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
157	IP Australia	C, G
158	National Measurement Institute	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
159	Norfolk Island Customs and Immigration Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
160	Office of National Assessments	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
161	Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General	H
162	Reserve Bank of Australia	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
163	Royal Australian Mint	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
164	Therapeutic Goods Administration	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
165	Trade Measures Review Officer	C

Part 2 New South Wales

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
201	Corrective Services NSW	A, B, D, E, F, G
202	Department of Education and Communities	H, I
203	Department of Family and Community Services	H, I
204	Department of Justice	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
205	New South Wales Crime Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
206	New South Wales Fair Trading	H, I
207	New South Wales Health	H, I
208	New South Wales Police Force	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
209	New South Wales Police Integrity Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
210	Office of Environment and Heritage	A, B, D, E, F, G, H
211	Office of Finance and Services	H, I
212	Office of State Revenue	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
213	Office of the Legal Services Commissioner	H, I
214	Roads and Maritime Services	H
215	WorkCover NSW	C, G, H

Part 3 Victoria

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
301	Consumer Affairs Victoria	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
302	Corrections Victoria	A, B, D, E, F, G
303	Department of Education and Training	H, I
304	Department of Environment and Primary Industries	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
305	Department of Health and Human Services	H, I
306	Department of Justice and Regulation	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
307	Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
308	Office of the Racing Integrity Commissioner	B, C, G
309	VicRoads	H
310	Victorian Board of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia	H, I
311	Victorian Legal Services Board	H, I
312	Victorian Legal Services Commissioner	H, I
313	Victoria Police	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
314	WorkSafe Victoria	C, G, H

Part 4 Queensland

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
401	Crime and Corruption Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
402	Department of Agriculture and Fisheries	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
403	Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services	H, I
404	Department of Education and Training	H, I
405	Department of Environment and Heritage Protection	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
406	Department of Justice and Attorney‑General	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
407	Department of Natural Resources and Mines	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
408	Department of Transport and Main Roads	H
409	Legal Services Commissioner	H, I
410	Queensland Corrective Services	A, B, D, E, F, G
411	Queensland Health	H, I
412	Queensland Police Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Part 5 Western Australia

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
501	Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
502	Department for Child Protection and Family Support	H, I
503	Department of Commerce	C, G
504	Department of Corrective Services	A, B, D, E, F, G
505	Department of Education	H, I
506	Department of Environment Regulation	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
507	Department of Fisheries	A, B, D, E
508	Department of Local Government and Communities	H, I
509	Department of Mines and Petroleum	C, G
510	Department of Parks and Wildlife	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
511	Department of Planning	A, B, D
512	Department of the Attorney-General	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
513	Department of Transport	A, B, D, H
514	Legal Practice Board of Western Australia: Legal Profession Complaints Committee	H, I
515	WA Health	H, I
516	Western Australia Police Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Part 6 South Australia

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
601	Attorney-General’s Department	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
602	Consumer and Business Services	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
603	Department for Communities and Social Inclusion	H, I
604	Department for Correctional Services	A, B, D, E, F, G
605	Department for Education and Child Development	H, I
606	Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
607	Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure	H
608	RevenueSA	H, I
609	SA Health	H, I
610	SafeWork SA	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
611	South Australia Police	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Part 7 Tasmania

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
701	Department of Education	H, I
702	Department of Health and Human Services	H, I
703	Department of Justice	A, B, D, E, F, G, H
704	Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
705	Department of State Growth	C, G, H
706	Tasmania Police	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I

Part 8 Australian Capital Territory

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
801	ACT Health	H, I
802	Community Services Directorate	H, I
803	Education and Training Directorate	H, I
804	Justice and Community Safety Directorate	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
805	Road Transport Authority	H
806	WorkSafe ACT	C, G

Part 9 Northern Territory

Item	Body or person	Classes of information
901	Department of Children and Families	H, I
902	Department of Correctional Services	A, B, D, E, F, G
903	Department of Education	H, I
904	Department of Health	H, I
905	Department of Land Resource Management	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
906	Department of the Attorney-General and Justice	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
907	Department of Transport	H
908	Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
909	NT WorkSafe	C, G
910	Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

Part 10 Foreign or international

Item	Country, agency, authority or organisation	Classes of information
10001	Air New Zealand	F, I
10002	Argentine Immigration Department	I
10003	Association of South East Nations (ASEAN)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10004	Belgian Administration of Customs and Excise	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10005	Border Force United Kingdom	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10006	Bureau of Foreign Trade (Republic of China)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10007	Bureau of Immigration (Philippines)	H, I
10008	Bureau of Revenue, Customs and Taxation, Division of Customs, Republic of Palau	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10009	Canada Border Services Agency	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
10010	Canada Citizenship and Immigration	B, F, H, I
10011	Central Board of Excise and Customs, Republic of India	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10012	Central Bureau of Narcotics (India)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10013	Centre Régional Opérationnel de Surveillance et de Sauvetage de La Réunion (France)	D
10014	China Coast Guard	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10015	Civil Registry and Migration Department (Cyprus)	I
10016	Commissionerate for Rehabilitation (India)	H, I
10017	Customs Administration of the Federal Republic of Germany	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10018	Customs Department of the Kingdom of Thailand, the	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10019	Customs Service of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10020	Danish Immigration Service	I
10021	Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)	I
10022	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Indonesia)	H, I
10023	Department of Immigration and Passports (Bangladesh)	I
10024	Department of Internal Affairs (NZ)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10025	Direction Générale des Douanes et Droits Indirects (Directorate General for Customs and Indirect Duties (France))	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10026	Directorate General of Customs and Excise Indonesia	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10027	Directorate General of Customs (Ministry of Finance) (Taiwan)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10028	Directorate General of Immigration (Indonesia)	H, I
10029	Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (India)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10030	Directorate General of Shipping (India)	C
10031	Directorate‑General of the Tax and Customs Administration (Netherlands)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10032	El Paso Intelligence Center	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10033	European Anti-Fraud Office	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10034	European Police Office (EUROPOL)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10035	Export Inspection Council of India	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10036	Federal Board of Revenue (Pakistan)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10037	Federal Customs Authority (UAE)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10038	Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10039	Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Germany)	H, I
10040	Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10041	Finnish Immigration Service	I
10042	France CoOperation Agreement (Radarsat Imagery)	A, B, D
10043	French Customs, French West Indies Directorate	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10044	French Polynesian Customs Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10045	General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10046	General Civil Aviation Authority (UAE)	A, B, D, E, F, G
10047	General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10048	General Department of Immigration (Cambodia)	H, I
10049	General Department of Vietnam Customs	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10050	General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (UAE)	H, I
10051	Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10052	Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (UK)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10053	Home Office (UK)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10054	Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department	A, B, C, D, E, F
10055	Indian Coast Guard	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10056	Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (Singapore)	H, I
10057	Immigration and Naturalisation Service (Netherlands)	H, I
10058	Immigration Bureau of Japan	H, I
10059	Immigration Department (Hong Kong)	H, I
10060	Immigration Department of Malaysia	H, I
10061	Immigration Department Vietnam	H, I
10062	Immigration New Zealand	B, F, H, I
10063	Immigration Office (Belgium)	H, I
10064	Immigration Refugee Health Working Group (FCC)	H, I
10065	Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (UK)	H, I
10066	Indonesian Coastguard (BAKAMLA) & (KPLP)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10067	Indonesian National Police	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10068	International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10069	International Organization for Migration (IOM)	H, I
10070	International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IOM)	H, I
10071	Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service	I
10072	Japan Coast Guard	A, B, D, E, F, G
10073	Japan Customs	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10074	Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS	H, I
10075	Korea Customs Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10076	Korea Immigration Service	H, I
10077	Lao PDR Customs	A, B, C
10078	Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10079	Maldives Customs Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10080	Maritime Security Agency (Pakistan)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10081	Maritime Security Coordinating Board (Indonesia)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10082	Marshall Islands Customs, Revenue and Taxation	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10083	Migration Working Group (IOM)	H, I
10084	Ministère de l’Intérieur (Ministry of the Interior (France))	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10085	Ministry for Revenue (Samoa)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10086	Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (NZ)	H, I
10087	Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM)	C
10088	Ministry of Finance (Timor-Leste)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10089	Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10090	Ministry of Finance, Customs and Excise Division, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10091	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan	H, I
10092	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Chile)	I
10093	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Iran)	F, H
10094	Ministry of Home Affairs (India)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10095	Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10096	Ministry of Home Affairs (Singapore)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10097	Ministry of Interior and Public Security of the Republic of Chile	I
10098	Ministry of Interior (Italy)	I
10099	Ministry of Interior (Qatar)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10100	Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia)	C
10101	Ministry of Justice (Sweden)	I
10102	Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (Indonesia)	C, G
10103	Ministry of Public Security (Vietnam)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10104	Ministry of the Interior (Iraq)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10105	Myanmar Police Force	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10106	Myanmar Customs Department	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10107	National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (UAE)	H, I
10108	National Crime Agency (UK)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10109	National Maritime Command Centre (NZ)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10110	National Police Agency of Japan	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10111	New Caledonian Customs Department	D, E, F, G, H, I
10112	New Zealand Customs Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
10113	New Zealand Police	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
10114	Norwegian Directorate of Immigration	H, I
10115	Oceania Customs Organisation	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10116	Office of Narcotic Control Board (Thailand)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10117	Pakistan Coast Guards	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10118	Papua New Guinea Customs Service	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10119	Papua New Guinea Immigration and Citizenship Service Authority	H, I
10120	Papua New Guinea Internal Revenue Commission	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10121	Philippine Bureau of Customs	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10122	Police and Border Guard Board (Estonia)	I
10123	Police Coast Guard (Singapore)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10124	Regional Intelligence Liaison Office (Asia/Pacific)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10125	Republic of Nauru	E, H, I
10126	Republic of Singapore Navy	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10127	Revenue – Irish Tax and Customs	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10128	Royal Malaysian Customs Department	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10129	Royal Thai Customs Department	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10130	Solomon Islands Customs and Excise	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10131	Sri Lanka Coast Guard	D, E, F, G, H, I
10132	Sri Lanka Customs	A, B, D, F
10133	Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Taiwan	H, I
10134	Taiwan External Trade Development Council	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10135	Tamil Nadu Police – Q Branch Counter-Intelligence Division	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10136	Tax and Customs Administration (Netherlands)	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10137	Tonga Customs Service, Revenue Services Department	A, B, D
10138	United Nations	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10139	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	H
10140	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10141	United Nations Population Fund	H, I
10142	United States Coast Guard	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10143	United States Department of Defense	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10144	United States Department of Homeland Security	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
10145	United States Department of State	A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
10146	United States Drug Enforcement Administration	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10147	Vanuatu Customs and Inland Revenue	I
10148	Vietnam Coast Guard	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10149	World Customs Organization	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10150	World Customs Organisation Asia-Pacific Regional Office for Capacity Building	A, B, C, D, E, F, G
10151	World Trade Organization	C

Schedule 3 Classes of information

(section 6)

A Documents and information about surveillance activity or analysis

1. This class includes, for a person, information such as identification details, travel documents and details of suspected offending conduct.

2. It also includes documents and information derived from human and electronic surveillance methods, such as reports of observations, perceptions or detections, photographs, videotape recordings, radar, satellite or closed circuit television images or stills and sound recordings.

B Documents and information about intelligence activity or analysis

1. This class includes, for a person, details of convictions, identification details of known associates, past travel details, and details of agencies to whom the person is of interest.

2. It also includes reports, assessments, briefings and other intelligence publications.

C Documents and information about commercial transactions, including the importation or exportation of goods to and from Australia

D Documents and information about the movement of vessels and aircraft

E Documents and information about passenger and crew detentions and examinations

F Documents and information about the arrival and departure of persons to and from Australia

G Documents and information about detection, examination and seizure of goods including postal articles

H Documents and information about the identity, immigration history or status, or citizenship history or status of a person

I Documents and information about the provision of services to persons who are not Australian citizens

Schedule 4 Permitted purposes

(section 7)

1 A purpose relating to defence or national security