Debt Collectors (Field Agents and Collection Agents) Act 2014
sec.110Confidentiality of criminal history
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sec.110 Confidentiality of criminal history
A public service employee performing functions under this Act must not, directly or indirectly, disclose to anyone else— a report about a person’s criminal history, or information contained in the report, obtained under section 105 ; or a notice about a change in a person’s criminal history, or information contained in the notice, given under section 108 . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) if— the disclosure of the report, notice or information is authorised by the chief executive but only to the extent necessary to perform a function under or relating to this Act; or the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law. The chief executive must— destroy a report about a person’s criminal history obtained under section 105 as soon as practicable after considering the report; and destroy a notice about a change in a person’s criminal history given under section 108 as soon as practicable after considering the notice. (sec.110-ssec.1) A public service employee performing functions under this Act must not, directly or indirectly, disclose to anyone else— a report about a person’s criminal history, or information contained in the report, obtained under section 105 ; or a notice about a change in a person’s criminal history, or information contained in the notice, given under section 108 . Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.110-ssec.2) However, a person does not contravene subsection (1) if— the disclosure of the report, notice or information is authorised by the chief executive but only to the extent necessary to perform a function under or relating to this Act; or the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law. (sec.110-ssec.3) The chief executive must— destroy a report about a person’s criminal history obtained under section 105 as soon as practicable after considering the report; and destroy a notice about a change in a person’s criminal history given under section 108 as soon as practicable after considering the notice.
- (a) a report about a person’s criminal history, or information contained in the report, obtained under section 105 ; or
- (b) a notice about a change in a person’s criminal history, or information contained in the notice, given under section 108 .
- (a) the disclosure of the report, notice or information is authorised by the chief executive but only to the extent necessary to perform a function under or relating to this Act; or
- (b) the disclosure is otherwise required or permitted by law.
- (a) destroy a report about a person’s criminal history obtained under section 105 as soon as practicable after considering the report; and
- (b) destroy a notice about a change in a person’s criminal history given under section 108 as soon as practicable after considering the notice.