200Information sharing

200 Information sharing (1) The Electrical Safety Regulator may share information obtained under these Regulations for the following purposes: (a) to exercise a power or perform a function or duty under the (i) the Act; (ii) the Electricity Reform Act 2000; (iii) the Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011; (b) to reduce, eliminate or respond to an electrical risk; (c) to prevent and address unlicensed electrical work; (d) to improve the ability of emergency services to respond to emergency situations; (e) to maintain registers and databases of electrical equipment, electrical installations and electricity infrastructure; (f) to promote the safe and efficient administration of grant programs related to electrical safety; (g) to ensure licensees meet their obligations to consumers of electrical equipment and electrical services; (h) to provide information required for the transfer of land or for the establishment of a tenancy; (i) to provide information relevant to the prevention, detection, or the investigation of an offence; (j) for purposes related to enforcement or compliance with the Act or these Regulations.

Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 121 (2) For subregulation (1), the information may be shared with the (a) a law enforcement agency as defined in section 4 of the Information Act 2002; (b) the Clean Energy Regulator established by the Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011 (Cth); (c) the Registrar-General and Lands Titles Registration and General Registry Office for the Northern Territory established under section 4 of the Registration Act 1927; (d) the Commissioner of Tenancies as defined in section 13 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1999; (e) network providers, network operators and network entities, including the Power and Water Corporation established under section 4 of the Power and Water Corporation Act 1987; (f) the Power Retail Corporation established under section 5 the Power Retail Corporation Act 2014; (g) the Power Generation Corporation established under section 5 of the Power Generation Act 2014; (h) the Utilities Commission established under section 5 of the Utilities Commission Act 2000; (i) the Agency responsible for the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990; (j) any Agency responsible for implementing any program related to energy storage systems; (k) any Agency responsible for the following: (i) the Building Act 1993; (ii) the Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983; (iii) the Swimming Pool Safety Act 2004; (iv) the Water Supply and Sewerage Services Act 2000; (v) any other law governing building construction, plumbing and swimming pool safety; (l) any Agency or government body responsible for the following: (i) aboriginal housing;

Electrical Safety Regulations 2024 122 (ii) government employee housing; (iii) remote communities and homelands; (iv) town camps; (m) local government councils; (n) any person performing a function corresponding to the Electrical Safety Regulator in a State, another Territory, the Commonwealth or New Zealand. (3) Despite anything to the contrary in the Information Act 2002, the Electrical Safety Regulator is authorised to share information under this regulation that would be considered personal and confidential information under that Act. (4) A person who receives information shared by the Electrical Safety Regulator under this regulation must not intentionally disclose that information to any other person, unless: (a) the Electrical Safety Regulator requires or authorises the disclosure; or (b) the person who supplied the information authorises the disclosure; or (c) the disclosure is otherwise authorised or required by law; or (d) the information is public knowledge. subregulation (4).