Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Act 1999

The road transport authority must ensure that a photograph or signature is not disclosed by the authority to someone else except—

to a police officer; or

to an entity of another jurisdiction that corresponds to the road transport authority; or

for a purpose in relation to the investigation of, or the conduct of, a criminal proceeding for an offence against the Dangerous Goods (Road Transport) Act 2009, the road transport legislation or in relation to a proof of identity card; or

to a court officer for the recovery of a fine (including proceedings under the Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005, chapter 6A (Court imposed fines); or

for a photograph—to the person shown in the photograph; or

for a signature—to the person who made the signature; or

to a person, or for a purpose, prescribed by regulation or in accordance with another law in force in the ACT.

The Territory privacy principles apply to the road transport authority (see Information Privacy Act 2014, sch 1).

Access to photographs and signatures may be sought under the Freedom of Information Act 2016 (which also provides that certain information is exempt from disclosure).

A regulation may limit the people to whom, the purposes for which, or the circumstances when, a photograph or signature may be disclosed under subsection (1) (a) to (d).

In this section:

the sheriff or a deputy sheriff under the Supreme Court Act 1933, another officer of the Supreme Court or a public servant assisting the sheriff; or

the registrar, a deputy registrar or a bailiff under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 or a member of the staff of the Magistrates Court assisting the registrar.