Crime Statistics Act 2014

For the purposes of this Act, applicable court data means any information that—

is held by an applicable court (including by a registry or other office of that court) in an electronic form; and

relates to applicable proceedings.

The applicable proceedings are proceedings in an applicable court that are—

criminal proceedings; or

proceedings with respect to bail; or

proceedings under—

the Family Violence Protection Act 2008; or

the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010; or

Part 5A of the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 (including investigations under Division 2 of that Part); or

Part 4A of the Sex Offenders Registration Act 2004.

Without limiting subsection (1)(b), information that relates to applicable proceedings includes—

information about (including the details of)—

an order made (including a sentence imposed); or

a judgment, direction or ruling given; or

reasons given; or

an undertaking given; or

an application made; or

a warrant or other process issued—

information about a person who is a party to an applicable proceeding (whether or not the information is personal information or health information); and

information about a person who is otherwise involved in an applicable proceeding (whether or not the information is personal information); and

statistical or aggregated information in relation to applicable proceedings.

However, applicable court data does not include—

a transcript or recording of a hearing in or in relation to an applicable proceeding; or

exhibits, evidence and submissions in an applicable proceeding; or

any other documents filed in an applicable proceeding (other than an application filed in the proceeding); or

information that discloses the deliberations of an applicable court or is otherwise subject to judicial privilege; or

health information about a person referred to in subsection (3)(c); or

information that relates to an applicable court more generally (rather than to applicable proceedings), including financial information about the administration of the court.