Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies

Current

(1)

This section applies to the following persons and bodies:

(a)

the Inspector;

(b)

a State authority;

(c)

any other person or body declared by the regulations to be included in the ambit of this subsection.

(2)

Despite any other Act or law, a person or body to whom this section applies (the provider) may, in accordance with any requirement set out in the regulations, provide prescribed information and documents to another person or body to whom this section applies (the

recipient) if the provider reasonably believes that the provision of the information or documents would assist the recipient to perform official functions relating to greyhound racing, greyhound welfare, or the racing controlling authority.

(3)

Despite any other Act or law, information or documents that do not directly or indirectly disclose the identity of any person may be provided by one person or body to whom this section applies to another without restriction.

(4)

Subsection (3) applies—

(a)

whether or not the information or documents consist of or include prescribed information and documents; and

(b)

whether the information or document ever disclosed the identity of a person, or has been redacted so as to de-identify it.

(5)

Information may be provided under this section regardless of whether the provider has been requested to provide the information.

(6)

In this section—

prescribed information and documents means—

(a)

information or documents relating to greyhound racing, greyhound welfare or the racing controlling authority; or

(b)

any other information or document of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;

State authority means—

(a)

a person who holds an office established by an Act;

(b)

a public sector agency; or

(c)

South Australia Police; or

(d)

a local council constituted under the

Local Government

Act 1999; or

(e)

an incorporated or unincorporated body—

(i)

established for a public purpose by an Act; or

(ii)

established for a public purpose under an Act (other than an Act providing for the incorporation of companies or associations, cooperatives, societies or other voluntary organisations); or

(iii)

established, or subject to control or direction, by the Governor, a

Minister of the Crown or any instrumentality or agency of the Crown or a local council (whether or not established by or under an Act or an enactment);

(f)

any other person or body declared by the regulations to be a State authority, but does not include a person or body declared by the regulations to be excluded from the ambit of this definition.

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12 Sharing of information between certain persons and bodies