Crime Statistics Act 2014

The Chief Statistician may require the Court Chief Executive Officer of an applicable court to give the Chief Statistician a copy of applicable court data—

that is either—

specified by the Chief Statistician; or

of a class specified by the Chief Statistician; and

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

that the Chief Statistician considers will assist in the performance of the Chief Statistician's functions.

Subject to subsection (5), a Court Chief Executive Officer must comply with a requirement of the Chief Statistician under subsection (1).

Subsections (1) and (2) apply despite any provision of an enactment, or any rule of law, that—

prohibits the Chief Statistician from requiring a Court Chief Executive Officer to give a copy of applicable court data; or

prohibits a Court Chief Executive Officer from giving a copy of applicable court data; or

imposes a duty of confidentiality in relation to the applicable court data.

Despite anything to the contrary in any enactment (other than the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities) or any other law—

the Chief Statistician does not commit an offence or otherwise contravene an enactment or other law by requiring, under subsection (1), a Court Chief Executive Officer to give a copy of applicable court data; and

a Court Chief Executive Officer does not commit an offence or otherwise contravene an enactment or other law by giving a copy of that data under subsection (2).

A Court Chief Executive Officer may refuse to give the Chief Statistician a copy of applicable court data required by the Chief Statistician if the Court Chief Executive Officer considers that giving a copy of that data would, or would reasonably be likely to, prejudice the fair trial of a person or the impartial adjudication of a particular case.