Fisheries Act 1994

The chief executive may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement) with a prescribed government entity for the purpose of sharing or exchanging information—

held by the chief executive or the prescribed government entity; or

to which the chief executive or the prescribed government entity has access.

An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that helps—

the chief executive or an inspector perform functions under this Act; or

the prescribed government entity, or a person employed or engaged by the entity, perform functions under a law of the State, another State or the Commonwealth.

Under an information-sharing arrangement, the chief executive and the prescribed government entity are, despite another Act or law, authorised to—

ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and

disclose information to the other party.

However, the information may be used by the chief executive or the prescribed government entity only for the purpose for which it was given under the arrangement.

In this section—prescribed government entity means—

the chief executive of a department; or

an entity of, or representing, the Commonwealth or another State.