98MDealings if serious domestic violence threat

98M Dealings if serious domestic violence threat

98M Dealings if serious domestic violence threat

(1) In this section—

dealing with information means the collection, use or disclosure of the information.

(2) An agency may, despite the privacy legislation, deal with information about a person without the consent of the person if the agency believes on reasonable grounds that—

(a) the particular dealing is necessary to prevent or lessen a domestic violence threat to the person or any other person, and

(b) the threat is a serious threat, and

(c) the person has refused to give consent or it is unreasonable or impractical to obtain the person’s consent.

s 98M: Ins 2013 No 28, Sch 1 [1] (am 2014 No 27, Sch 1 [4]).