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Motor Vehicles Act 1949
137EInformation sharing
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137E Information sharing
(1) The Registrar may share the following information with any
registered person who is assisting the Registrar to assess an
applicant's capacity or fitness to hold a licence in accordance with
section 11:
(a) medical information received from a licensed driver or an
applicant for a licence;
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(b) any driving history of a licensed driver or an applicant for a
(2) A person who receives information shared by the Registrar under
subsection (1) must not intentionally disclose that information to any
other person, unless:
(a) the Registrar requires or authorises the disclosure; or
(b) the licensed driver or applicant authorises the disclosure; or
(c) the disclosure is authorised or required by law; or
(d) the information is public knowledge.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for
2 years.
(3) The Minister may, by Gazette notice, authorise the Registrar to
share information, of a type or class specified in the notice and held
by the Registrar, with the person, body or entity specified in the
(4) Despite anything to the contrary in the Information Act 2002, the
Registrar may be authorised to share information under
subsection (3) that would be considered personal and confidential
information under that Act.
(5) The Registrar may share or give prescribed information to a
prescribed person or class of persons in accordance with the
regulations.