Accessing information stored electronically on smartcard transport authorities
197E Accessing information stored electronically on smartcard transport authorities
A police officer may, without the consent of the holder of a smartcard transport authority, access information stored electronically on the document for exercising a power—
under a prescribed transport Act; or
in relation to the Criminal Code, section 328A.
Note—The Criminal Code, section 328A creates offences for the dangerous operation of a vehicle.
In this section—access, in relation to information stored electronically on a smartcard transport authority, means view or take a copy of the information.prescribed transport Act means the following Acts—
the Tow Truck Act 2023;
the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994;
the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994;
the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995.
smartcard transport authority means the following authorities—
a smartcard driver accreditation or smartcard assistant accreditation as defined in the Tow Truck Act 2023, schedule 3;
a smartcard marine licence indicator as defined in the Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994, schedule 1;
a smartcard driver authorisation as defined in the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994, schedule 3;
a smartcard authority as defined in the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995, schedule 4.
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