298CAuthorised use or disclosure

298C Authorised use or disclosure S. 298C(1) amended by No. 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 7.165). (1) Subject to section 298E, Safe Transport Victoria or a relevant person may disclose or use relevant information— (a) in connection with the administration of this Act or the regulations; or (b) to provide information of community interest or benefit; or (c) for the purpose of research, or the compilation or analysis of statistics, conducted in the public interest, other than for publication in a form that identifies an individual or from which an individual's identity can be reasonably ascertained; or (d) for the purpose of monitoring compliance with a relevant marine safety law or enforcing the requirements of this Act or the regulations; or (e) if the disclosure or use is to the National Regulator within the meaning of the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law or any delegate of the National Regulator, for a purpose relating to the administration or enforcement of that law or marine safety; or (f) for the purpose of any legal proceedings arising out of this Act or the regulations or for the purpose of any report of such a proceeding; or (g) at the direction of the Minister; or (h) in circumstances in which the person believes on reasonable grounds that the disclosure is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious or imminent threat to the life or health of one or more persons; or (i) with the consent of— (i) the individual to whom the information relates; or (ii) the authorised representative of that individual; or (j) to a not-for-profit organisation to assist the organisation— (i) to locate a missing person; or (ii) to facilitate the reunion of members of a family or friends— for non-commercial, humanitarian purposes; or (k) for the purposes of one or more of the following functions and activities when undertaken by or on behalf of a law enforcement agency— (i) the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution or punishment of offences of any kind; (ii) the enforcement of laws relating to the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; (iii) the preparation for, or conduct of, proceedings before any court or enforcement of the orders of a court; (iv) the protection of public revenue; (v) the enforcement of infringement penalties (by whatever name they are known in the relevant jurisdiction); or (l) if the disclosure or use is required or authorised by law. S. 298C(2) amended by Nos 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 27), 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 26.4). (2) In addition, but subject to section 298E, the Secretary to the Department may use or disclose information referred to in subsection (1)(a) in the course of using or disclosing relevant information, within the meaning of section 90I of the **Road Safety Act 1986**, in accordance with Part 7B of that Act. S. 298D inserted by No. 55/2017 s. 28.