Identity Protection and Recovery Act 2025
28Life status checks for fraud check users
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28 Life status checks for fraud check users
28 Life status checks for fraud check users
(1) An eligible fraud check user may apply to the Secretary for a disclosure of information about the life status of an individual.
(2) The application must be—
(a) made in the approved way, and
(b) accompanied by the prescribed fee, if any.
(3) After receiving the application, the Secretary may disclose, or refuse to disclose, the information to the fraud check user.
(4) Despite subsection (3), the Secretary—
(a) must not disclose the information unless the Secretary is satisfied the fraud check user will only use the information for a relevant purpose, and
(b) must only disclose information of a kind prescribed by the regulations.