14Exchange of information with relevant agencies

#### 14 Exchange of information with relevant agencies 14 Exchange of information with relevant agencies > > (1) The Commissioner may provide relevant information to a relevant agency for the purposes of enabling or assisting the relevant agency— > > > > > (a) to provide a service to, or take other action in respect of, an adult with disability or older adult, or > > > > > (b) to make a decision or assessment in relation to the safety, welfare or well-being of an adult with disability or older adult, or > > > > > (c) to take action in respect of the safety, welfare or well-being of adults with disability or older adults generally. > > > (2) A relevant agency may provide relevant information to the Commissioner for the purposes of enabling or assisting the Commissioner’s exercise of its functions. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the Commissioner may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with a relevant agency (or in the case of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal, the President of the Tribunal) for the purposes of sharing or exchanging relevant information held by the Commissioner or the agency. > > > (4) The relevant information held by the Commissioner or a relevant agency that may be provided under this section, is limited to information concerning the following— > > > > > (a) a report under this Act, > > > > > (b) the safety, welfare or well-being of an adult with disability or older adult, > > > > > (c) the abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult with disability or older adult, > > > > > (d) any other matter prescribed by the regulations. > > > (5) Under an information sharing arrangement, the Commissioner and the relevant agency are, despite any other Act or law, authorised— > > > > > (a) to request and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement, and > > > > > (b) to disclose information to the other party. > > > (6) Subsection (5) applies only to the extent that the information is reasonably necessary to assist in the exercise of functions of the Commissioner under this Act or the functions of the relevant agency. > > > (7) This section does not— > > > > > (a) require the Commissioner to provide information to a relevant agency only in accordance with subsection (1), or with an information sharing arrangement, where that information can otherwise be lawfully provided, or > > > > > (b) limit the operation of any other Act or law under which a relevant agency is authorised or required to disclose information to another person or body. > > > (8) In this section— > > > > relevant agency means any of the following— > > > > > (a) a government sector agency, > > > > > (b) the Civil and Administrative Tribunal, > > > > > (c) a public health organisation within the meaning of the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154), > > > > > (d) a public hospital within the meaning of the [Health Services Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-154), > > > > > (e) a private health facility within the meaning of the [Private Health Facilities Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-009), > > > > > (f) any other person or body prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 14:** Am 2024 No 14, Sch 1\[7\].