252Section 117 amended (Authorised disclosure of information)

1. Before section 117(1), insert:

   An authorised person may disclose a prisoner call only as provided in this section.

2. Replace section 117(2)(c) with:

   is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat (as defined in section 2(1) of the Privacy Act 1993) to—

   1. public health or public safety; or
   2. the life or health of any person; or

3. After section 117(2), insert:

   An authorised person may disclose a prisoner call to an intelligence and security agency only if the authorised person believes, on reasonable grounds, that the disclosure is necessary to enable the agency to perform any of its functions under section 10, 11, 13, or 14 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017.

4. After section 117(6), insert:

   In this section, intelligence and security agency means—

   the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service:

   the Government Communications Security Bureau.