195Exchange of information

195 Exchange of information

195 Exchange of information

(1) The Secretary may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information held by the Secretary or the agency.

(2) Under an information sharing arrangement, the Secretary and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to—

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

(b) give information to the other party, and

(c) receive information given under paragraph (b).

(3) The information that may be requested by, and given to, the Secretary is—

(a) information the Secretary reasonably requires to properly exercise the Secretary’s functions under this Act or the regulations, or

(b) other information prescribed by the regulations.

(4) The information that may be requested by, and given to, a relevant agency is—

(a) information the relevant agency reasonably requires to properly exercise the agency’s functions, or

(b) other information prescribed by the regulations.

(5) In this section—

relevant agency means the following—

(a) a government sector agency within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013,

(b) a NSW Government agency,

(c) a local council,

(d) a statutory body,

(e) the NSW Self Insurance Corporation,

(f) the Tribunal,

(g) the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,

(h) the Australian Securities and Investments Commission,

(i) the Australian Taxation Office,

(j) an agency of an Australian or other jurisdiction that, under legislation, exercises functions similar to the functions exercised by the Secretary,