102BAuthority to exchange certain information

#### 102B Authority to exchange certain information 102B Authority to exchange certain information > > (1) The Secretary may enter into an arrangement (an information sharing arrangement) with the head of a relevant agency for the purpose of sharing or exchanging information that is held by the Department or the relevant agency. > > > (2) Under an information sharing arrangement, each party to the arrangement is authorised— > > > > > (a) to request and receive prescribed information that is held by the other party to the arrangement, and > > > > > (b) to disclose prescribed information that is held by the party to the other party to the arrangement. > > > (3) An information sharing arrangement extends to information obtained before the commencement of the regulation under which it is made unless the regulation otherwise provides. > > > (4) The authority to disclose, request or receive information under this section applies despite the [Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-133) and the [Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-071). > > > (5) In this section— > > > > law enforcement agency means any of the following— > > > > > (a) the NSW Police Force, or the police force of another State or a Territory, > > > > > (b) the New South Wales Crime Commission, > > > > > (c) the Australian Federal Police, > > > > > (d) the Australian Crime Commission, > > > > > (e) the Director of Public Prosecutions of New South Wales, of another State or a Territory or of the Commonwealth, > > > > > (f) the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, > > > > > (g) the Independent Commission Against Corruption, > > > > > (h) a person or body prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > > > prescribed information means information prescribed by the regulations. > > > > relevant agency means— > > > > > (a) a law enforcement agency, or > > > > > (b) an intelligence agency of an Australian jurisdiction, or > > > > > (c) a government agency of a State or Territory that corresponds with the Department, or > > > > > (d) a person or body prescribed by the regulations. > > **s 102B:** Ins 2018 No 87, Sch 1.4\[4\] (am 2020 No 26, Sch 1.10\[3\]).