Fines Act 1996
117ADisclosure of information by Commissioner
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117A Disclosure of information by Commissioner
117A Disclosure of information by Commissioner
(1) The Commissioner, or any other person engaged in the administration of this Act, may disclose personal information obtained in relation to a person in the administration or execution of this Act—
(a) in connection with the administration or execution of this Act (including for the purpose of the imposition, administration or enforcement of a fine), or
(a1) to a tax officer (within the meaning of the Taxation Administration Act 1996) for the purposes of the administration or execution of a taxation law (within the meaning of that Act), including for the purpose of any legal proceedings arising out of a taxation law or a report of any such proceedings, or
(a2) to a person engaged in the administration or execution of the following laws for the purposes of the administration or execution of those laws (including for the purpose of any legal proceedings arising out of any of those laws or a report of any such proceedings)—
(i) the First Home Owner Grant and Shared Equity Act 2000 or a corresponding law of another State or a Territory,
(ii) the Unclaimed Money Act 1995, or
(a3) to the Chief Commissioner under the State Debt Recovery Act 2018 in connection with the administration or execution of the debt recovery guidelines under that Act, or
(a4) to the Chief Executive Officer of Service NSW, or
(b) with the consent of the person to whom the information relates or at the request of a person acting on behalf of the person to whom the information relates, or
(c) in the case of information obtained in relation to a fine defaulter—
(i) to a government agency that is a prosecuting authority in relation to the offence concerned or on whose behalf the offence was prosecuted, or
(ii) to a government agency on whose behalf the penalty notice for the offence concerned was issued, or
(iii) to the Hardship Review Board, or