Referral of matters to police and other agencies in the State and elsewhere
13 Referral of matters to police and other agencies in the State and elsewhere
This section applies to any information obtained by the Commissioner in the course of exercising the Commissioner’s functions, being reports or other information relating to modern slavery or suspected instances of modern slavery.
The Commissioner may refer any such information to the Commissioner of Police, the Ombudsman, the Secretary of the Department of Communities and Justice or any other investigative or government agency (whether or not they are in or of the State) that the Commissioner considers appropriate.
In exercising the Commissioner’s functions, the Commissioner may work in co-operation with educational institutions, bodies and organisations representing the interests of any industry and such other persons, bodies and organisations as the Commissioner thinks appropriate.
Information may be referred in accordance with this section despite the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 but only to the extent that it is relevant to the exercise of a function of the Commissioner under this Act.
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