Disclosure of incident information
112 Disclosure of incident information
In this section —
de‑identified incident information means statistical or other information derived from incident information, that could not reasonably be expected to lead to the identification of a person to whom it relates;
incident information means information relating to a marine incident, including the following —
details of any evidence, statement, report or other information obtained as a result of any investigation of the incident;
a copy of a statement or report produced as a result of any investigation of the incident;
marine incident has the meaning given in section 64;
marine safety education purpose means —
the purpose of research directed to the promotion of marine safety; or
the purpose of distributing information about marine safety.
The chief executive officer or the Commissioner of Police may disclose incident information in relation to a marine incident to a person involved in the incident.
A person is a person involved in a marine incident, for the purposes of this section, if the person was —
on board a vessel involved in the incident; or
the owner of a vessel involved in the incident; or
injured or suffered loss as a result of the incident; or
otherwise involved (other than indirectly) in the incident.
The chief executive officer may provide de‑identified incident information to a person for a marine safety education purpose, on payment of a fee (if any) determined by the chief executive officer, if the chief executive officer considers that the information is required by the person for that purpose.
A fee under subsection (4) cannot exceed the costs and expenses of the Department in preparing or collating the information for the person.
[Section 112 inserted: No. 24 of 2023 s. 72.]
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