94Exchange of information

94 Exchange of information

94 Exchange of information

(1) An Act administrator may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging any information that is held by the administrator or the agency.

(2) The information to which an information sharing arrangement may relate is limited to information that assists the Act administrator or relevant agency—

(a) to determine applications made under this Act or the regulations, or

(b) to determine whether to cancel, revoke, suspend or vary a licence, permit, registration or other approval, or an exemption or declaration, that is granted, made or given under this Act or the regulations, or

(c) to facilitate the carrying out of inspections, probity checks or other enforcement action under this Act or the regulations, or

(d) to determine whether a person is a person with additional needs.

(3) Under an information sharing arrangement, the Act administrator and the relevant agency are, despite any other Act or law of the State, authorised—

(a) to request and receive information that is held by the other party to the arrangement, and

(b) to disclose that information to the other party.

(4) In this section—

relevant agency means any of the following—

(a) the NSW Police Force,

(b) a Government Department of which the Commissioner or Secretary is the Department Head or to which he or she belongs,

(c) a council.