Disclosure of information to prescribed persons
14 Disclosure of information to prescribed persons
In this section —
authorised purpose means —
the purpose of performing functions under a written law or a law of another jurisdiction; or
a purpose related to the administration or enforcement of a written law or a law of another jurisdiction; or
a purpose prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition;
prescribed person means a person prescribed, or of a class prescribed, by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
The CEO may disclose the following information to a prescribed person if the CEO considers that the information is required by the person for an authorised purpose —
driver’s licence information;
permit information;
vehicle licence information;
demerit points information;
instructor information.
A person —
to whom information is disclosed under subsection (2); or
who is employed or engaged by a person to whom information is disclosed under subsection (2),
must not use the information for a purpose other than the authorised purpose for which it was disclosed.
Penalty for this subsection: imprisonment for 12 months or a fine of 240 PU.
[Section 14 inserted: No. 18 of 2011 s. 21; amended: No. 26 of 2018 s. 315.]
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by the regulations
, prescribed person
, the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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