Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.215DChief executive (transport) must disclose information
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sec.215D Chief executive (transport) must disclose information
This section applies if— an inspector is reasonably satisfied that vehicle registry information may be used, in an investigation under this Act about an animal welfare offence, to identify— the owner of a vehicle the inspector reasonably suspects was used in the commission of the offence; or a person whom the inspector reasonably suspects committed the offence; and the inspector asks the chief executive (transport) for the information. The chief executive (transport) must disclose the information to the inspector if the chief executive (transport) reasonably considers that the information may be used to identify the person or the owner of the vehicle. In this section— chief executive (transport) means the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 is administered. vehicle registry information means information kept in the register of registered vehicles under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 . s 215D ins 2020 No. 3 s 16 (sec.215D-ssec.1) This section applies if— an inspector is reasonably satisfied that vehicle registry information may be used, in an investigation under this Act about an animal welfare offence, to identify— the owner of a vehicle the inspector reasonably suspects was used in the commission of the offence; or a person whom the inspector reasonably suspects committed the offence; and the inspector asks the chief executive (transport) for the information. (sec.215D-ssec.2) The chief executive (transport) must disclose the information to the inspector if the chief executive (transport) reasonably considers that the information may be used to identify the person or the owner of the vehicle. (sec.215D-ssec.3) In this section— chief executive (transport) means the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 is administered. vehicle registry information means information kept in the register of registered vehicles under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .
- (a) an inspector is reasonably satisfied that vehicle registry information may be used, in an investigation under this Act about an animal welfare offence, to identify— (i) the owner of a vehicle the inspector reasonably suspects was used in the commission of the offence; or (ii) a person whom the inspector reasonably suspects committed the offence; and
- (i) the owner of a vehicle the inspector reasonably suspects was used in the commission of the offence; or
- (ii) a person whom the inspector reasonably suspects committed the offence; and
- (b) the inspector asks the chief executive (transport) for the information.
- (i) the owner of a vehicle the inspector reasonably suspects was used in the commission of the offence; or