44Access to Register to be restricted

### 44 Access to Register to be restricted > > (1)  The Register, or any part of the Register, is only to be accessed by a person who is authorised to do so by the Commissioner. > > > (2)  Personal information in the Register is only to be disclosed by a police officer with access to the Register, or the relevant part of the Register, in circumstances authorised by the Commissioner or as otherwise required or authorised by or under any written or other law. > > > (3)  Personal information in the Register that is to be disclosed under [subsection (2)](#GS44@Gs2@EN) otherwise than to a police officer or a law enforcement agency may only be disclosed by the Commissioner or the Registrar. > > > (4)  In [subsection (3)](#GS44@Gs3@EN)  – > > > > > ***law enforcement agency*** means – > > > > > > > > (a) the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police; or > > > > > > > > > (b) the Commissioner (however designated) of the police force of another State or a Territory or another country. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 44 Subsection (5) amended by No. 53 of 2016, s. 16, Applied:29 Nov 2017\]*](/view/html/inforce/2017-11-29/act-2016-053#GS16@EN) For the purposes of this Part, the Register includes any information from any register maintained under a corresponding Act that is accessible by the Commissioner, whether or not that information is contained in the Register. > > > (6)  This section has effect despite any written or other law to the contrary.