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).