30Purposes for which information in annual return may be used and disclosed

30 Purposes for which information in annual return may be used and disclosed

30 Purposes for which information in annual return may be used and disclosed

(1) Without limiting the purposes for which information obtained by Local Land Services under Division 3 of Part 5 of the Act may be used, the information may be used for the following—

(a) to verify the notional carrying capacity of land,

(b) to facilitate the administration of animal health services or animal production services by Local Land Services,

(c) to prepare statistical data concerning animal health or the protection of rural lands,

(d) to prepare an annual report under the Act or annual reporting information under the Government Sector Finance Act 2018,

(e) for the purposes of electoral rolls,

(f) to protect public health and safety,

(g) to assist in the preparation and implementation of emergency animal disease and plant pest and disease preparedness and response programs,

(h) to assist in preventing, managing, controlling and eradicating disease, pests and residues—

(i) in animals and animal products, and

(ii) in plants and plant products, and

(iii) on any land or adjacent water,

(i) to assist in the management of drought and the response to floods, fires and other emergencies.

(2) Without limiting to whom and for what purposes Local Land Services may disclose information it has obtained under Division 3 of Part 5 of the Act, Local Land Services may disclose such information to the Department for the purposes set out in subclause (1) (f)–(i).

cl 30: Am 2018 No 70, Sch 4.64.