Supreme Court Library Act 1968

Relevant judicial persons are entitled to access to restricted information in the QSIS database.

Subject to section 20, the committee may grant access to restricted information in the QSIS database to any of the following—

a government entity concerned with—

prosecuting offences; or

providing legal services to defendants; or

providing corrective services to offenders;

a local government to the extent the local government is concerned with prosecuting offences;

a non-government organisation that receives funding from the Commonwealth or a State government to provide legal services to defendants;

an employee of a non-government organisation who, under an Act, is appointed to enforce compliance with the Act;

a part of a government entity concerned with the administration of the criminal justice system;

a law practice or an individual Australian legal practitioner concerned with—

prosecuting offences; or

providing legal services to defendants.

In this section—

Australian legal practitioner see the Legal Profession Act 2007, section 6.

government entity—

has the meaning given by the Public Sector Act 2022, section 276; and

includes a government entity of the Commonwealth or another State.

law practice see the Legal Profession Act 2007, schedule 2, definition law practice, paragraph (b).

relevant judicial person means any of the following—

a judge of the Supreme Court or the District Court;

an associate to a judge;

a magistrate;

a judicial registrar of the Supreme Court, the District Court or the Magistrates Court.