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Motor Dealers and Chattel Auctioneers Act 2014
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### sec.230A Exchange of information
The chief executive may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information—
held by the chief executive or the relevant agency; or
to which the chief executive or the relevant agency has access.
An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that assists—
the chief executive perform the chief executive’s functions under this Act; or
the relevant agency perform its functions.
Under an information-sharing arrangement, the chief executive and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to—
ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and
disclose information to the other party.
The chief executive may use criminal intelligence, given to the chief executive by the commissioner under an information-sharing arrangement, only for monitoring compliance with this Act.
In this section—
information does not include information given to the chief executive or a relevant agency, or to which the chief executive or relevant agency has access, under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 .
relevant agency means the following—
the commissioner;
the chief executive of a department;
a local government;
a person prescribed by regulation.
s 230A ins 2016 No. 62 s 251
(sec.230A-ssec.1) The chief executive may enter into an arrangement (an information-sharing arrangement ) with a relevant agency for the purposes of sharing or exchanging information— held by the chief executive or the relevant agency; or to which the chief executive or the relevant agency has access.
(sec.230A-ssec.2) An information-sharing arrangement may relate only to information that assists— the chief executive perform the chief executive’s functions under this Act; or the relevant agency perform its functions.
(sec.230A-ssec.3) Under an information-sharing arrangement, the chief executive and the relevant agency are, despite another Act or law, authorised to— ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and disclose information to the other party.
(sec.230A-ssec.4) The chief executive may use criminal intelligence, given to the chief executive by the commissioner under an information-sharing arrangement, only for monitoring compliance with this Act.
(sec.230A-ssec.5) In this section— information does not include information given to the chief executive or a relevant agency, or to which the chief executive or relevant agency has access, under the Crime and Corruption Act 2001 . relevant agency means the following— the commissioner; the chief executive of a department; a local government; a person prescribed by regulation.
- (a) held by the chief executive or the relevant agency; or
- (b) to which the chief executive or the relevant agency has access.
- (a) the chief executive perform the chief executive’s functions under this Act; or
- (b) the relevant agency perform its functions.
- (a) ask for and receive information held by the other party to the arrangement or to which the other party has access; and
- (b) disclose information to the other party.
- (a) the commissioner;
- (b) the chief executive of a department;
- (c) a local government;
- (d) a person prescribed by regulation.