Division 4Exchange of
information
Note—
Section 25 of the Privacy and
Personal Information Protection Act 1998 provides that a
public sector agency is not required to comply with a number of information
protection principles (including those that restrict the use and disclosure of
personal information) where non-compliance is permitted under an Act. The
exchange of information in accordance with this Division is therefore not
limited by those information protection principles.
98ZPIssuing authorities may obtain
DVO information
An issuing authority of New South Wales may
obtain information about a DVO from an issuing authority of another
jurisdiction, or from a local or interstate law enforcement agency, and use
that information for the purpose of exercising its functions under this
Part.
98ZQIssuing authorities must
provide DVO information
(1)
An issuing authority of New South Wales that
makes, varies or revokes a DVO must provide to a court of any other
participating jurisdiction any information about the DVO that the court
reasonably requests for the purpose of exercising its functions under a
corresponding law.
(2)
An issuing authority of New South Wales that
makes, varies or revokes a DVO must provide to a local or interstate law
enforcement agency any information about the DVO that the law enforcement
agency reasonably requests for the purpose of exercising its law enforcement
functions.
98ZRLaw enforcement agencies may
obtain DVO information
A local law enforcement agency may obtain
information about a DVO from an issuing authority of New South Wales or
another jurisdiction, or from an interstate law enforcement agency, and use
that information for the purpose of exercising its law enforcement
functions.
98ZSInformation to be provided to
law enforcement agencies
A local law enforcement agency must provide to an
interstate law enforcement agency any information it holds about a DVO that
the interstate law enforcement agency reasonably requests for the purpose of
exercising its law enforcement functions.