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Information Privacy Act 2009
sec.29Special provision for law enforcement agencies
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### sec.29 Special provision for law enforcement agencies
A law enforcement agency is not subject to QPP 3.6, 5, 6 or 10.1, but only if the law enforcement agency is satisfied on reasonable grounds that noncompliance with the QPP is necessary for—
if the enforcement agency is the Queensland Police Service—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws; or
if the enforcement agency is the Crime and Corruption Commission—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws and its intelligence functions; or
if the enforcement agency is the community safety department—the containment, supervision and rehabilitation of offenders under the Corrective Services Act 2006 and the supervision of prisoners subject to supervision orders or interim supervision orders under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or
if the enforcement agency is any other law enforcement agency—the performance of its responsibility mentioned in schedule 5 , definition law enforcement agency , paragraph (b) (iv) , including the conduct of proceedings started or about to be started in a court or tribunal in relation to the responsibility.
In this section—
intelligence functions means the functions mentioned in the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 53 .
s 29 amd 2011 No. 45 s 233 ; 2014 No. 21 s 94 (2) sch 2 ; 2023 No. 32 s 25
(sec.29-ssec.1) A law enforcement agency is not subject to QPP 3.6, 5, 6 or 10.1, but only if the law enforcement agency is satisfied on reasonable grounds that noncompliance with the QPP is necessary for— if the enforcement agency is the Queensland Police Service—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws; or if the enforcement agency is the Crime and Corruption Commission—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws and its intelligence functions; or if the enforcement agency is the community safety department—the containment, supervision and rehabilitation of offenders under the Corrective Services Act 2006 and the supervision of prisoners subject to supervision orders or interim supervision orders under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or if the enforcement agency is any other law enforcement agency—the performance of its responsibility mentioned in schedule 5 , definition law enforcement agency , paragraph (b) (iv) , including the conduct of proceedings started or about to be started in a court or tribunal in relation to the responsibility.
(sec.29-ssec.2) In this section— intelligence functions means the functions mentioned in the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 , section 53 .
- (a) if the enforcement agency is the Queensland Police Service—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws; or
- (b) if the enforcement agency is the Crime and Corruption Commission—the performance of its activities related to the enforcement of laws and its intelligence functions; or
- (c) if the enforcement agency is the community safety department—the containment, supervision and rehabilitation of offenders under the Corrective Services Act 2006 and the supervision of prisoners subject to supervision orders or interim supervision orders under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 ; or
- (d) if the enforcement agency is any other law enforcement agency—the performance of its responsibility mentioned in schedule 5 , definition law enforcement agency , paragraph (b) (iv) , including the conduct of proceedings started or about to be started in a court or tribunal in relation to the responsibility.