97Secretary and others may disclose certain information

97 Secretary and others may disclose certain information

(1) The Secretary or a relevant person may disclose information about a vehicle or trailer registered under Part 2 of the Road Safety Act 1986 for the purposes of this Part—

(a) to an enforcement agency; or

S. 97(1)(b) amended by No. 25/2025 s. 106(Sch. 1 item 30.2).

(b) to a person who is employed in the Department of Transport and Planning or who is engaged to provide services for the Secretary, a relevant person or an enforcement agency.

(2) The Secretary or a relevant person may disclose information about a vehicle or trailer registered under Part 2 of the Road Safety Act 1986 for the purpose of sending a request to a responsible person for the payment of a toll or a toll administration fee—

(b) to a person who is employed by, or who is engaged to provide services for, the relevant North East Link Tolling Corporation.

(3) The Secretary or a relevant person may disclose the driver licence information of a responsible person for the purpose of taking action for the recovery of a toll or a toll administration fee from the responsible person in accordance with arrangements that comply with the minimum debt recovery requirements—

(b) to a person who is employed by, or who is engaged to provide services for, the relevant North East Link Tolling Corporation.

(4) Despite section 90N of the Road Safety Act 1986, the Secretary or a relevant person may disclose information under subsection (1) even if the Secretary or relevant person has not entered into an information protection agreement with the enforcement agency or the person.

(5) Sections 90N and 90Q(2) and (3) of the Road Safety Act 1986 apply to a disclosure of information under subsection (2) or (3) as if it were a disclosure of information authorised under Part 7B of that Act.

(6) In this section—

driver licence information means any of the following information held by the Secretary for the purpose of the Secretary's licensing functions under Part 3 of the Road Safety Act 1986—

(a) a person's name;

(b) a driver licence number;

(c) a date of birth;

(d) a telephone number;

(e) an email address;

(f) a residential address;

information protection agreement has the same meaning as it has in section 90I of the Road Safety Act 1986;

has the same meaning as it has in section 90I of the .